Iran sentences a journalist to two years imprisonment

According to his lawyer, he is accused by “spreading misinformation” and “insulting the supreme leader and authorities”. Masoud Kazemi’s lawyer, Ali Mojtahedzadeh, also said his client has also been banned from “media activities” for two years, quoted by the official news agency IRNA. The cause of the charges against... Read More

Masoud Kazemi the Second Journalist Arrested in Tehran Within Two Weeks

Masoud Kazemi, journalist, is the second journalist who has been arrested by the security forces in Tehran within two weeks, on 5 November, this year. Mr Ali Mojtahedzadeh, his lawyer, in this regard has tweeted on 6 November: “Bail has been set at 250 million tomans, which I hope his family will be able to come up with”. Kazemi is... Read More