Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi – two female Iranian journalists arrested for reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked nationwide protests last year – have been sentenced for up to sev
An Iranian court sentenced two female journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday. Amini’s death on September 16, 2022, after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress rules for women led to mass protests across the country.
Press freedom groups Monday condemned as "outrageous" the lengthy jail sentences handed to the two Iranian journalists who exposed the case of Mahsa Amini, saying both women were merely doing their jobs. Amini died in September 2022 in police custody after being arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress rules for women. Her death, which activists say was caused by a blow to the head in accusations denied by Tehran, sparked months of protests, which have now lost intensity in the face of a fierce crackdown.