11 minutes agoIran condemns reformist journalist to 12 years, 9 months in prison
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Iranian media report that an Iranian revolutionary court has convicted the journalist, Hengameh Sahidi, to nearly 13 years in prison. In addition to that sentence, the court has banned membership in political groups, the work of journalist and travel abroad. It is said that the journalist has a legal right to file a complaint against this decision. [...]
It is said that the journalist has a legal right to file a complaint against this decision. Because of the sensitivity of procedures and the nature of the security of the case, I cannot publish details about the court's” ruling, the journalist's lawyer, Mostafa Turk, told the Iranian state news agency.
Sahid has been detained since June of this year. It was sentenced earlier in 2009 when contested presidential elections were held. The same journalist was held for several months in custody last year. Recently, Iran has imprisoned many journalists and activists on unclear charges of violation of security laws, writes “Free Europe.
