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Journalists and reformist politicians jailed
Pressure on civil society and outspoken politicians is increasingly dramatically, with Iran’s conservative judicial officials handing down prison sentences to journalists, human rights activists and reformists politicians in President Hassan Rouhani’s administration.
On Saturday, Fars news agency reported that Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran s vice president for women s affairs in Rouhani s first cabinet (2013–17), was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
A branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court has found her guilty of “leaking classified information with the aim of disturbing national security” and “promoting depravity and sexual perversion”.
Molaverdi, a 55-year-old lawyer and academic, has denied all charges, saying that she would appeal the verdict.