Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi the two journalists who first broke the news of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died in custody of Iran's morality police have been branded as CIA agents by Iran.
According to a joint statement released by Iran’s ministry of intelligence and the intelligence organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards on Saturday, both journalists are currently lodged in Iran’s notorious Evin prison.
Iran’s state TV was hacked during a live broadcast with a message supporting the anti-government protesters, as the agitation enters the fourth week.
On Saturday, during its 9 pm show, a mask suddenly appeared on the screen, followed by an image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with flames around him. The image contained a Farsi text “The Blood of Our Youths Is on Your Hands”.