UPDATED Iran Special: The 63 Journalists in Iran’s Prisons
Posted by Scott Lucas in Middle East & Iran
UPDATE 9 FEBRUARY: The list has grown to 63 journalists detained with additions from Reporters Sans Frontières:
An EA correspondent has compiled the following list of 58 journalists (1 has just been released) in Iran’s prisons, suppmenting the news release from the Committee to Protect Journalists with the most recent information. All but five have been detained in the post-election crisis. Unless otherwise noted, information on the detainee is in the CPJ story:
1. Adnan Hassanpour, Aso
Imprisoned: January 25, 2007
2. Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand, Payam-e Mardom
Imprisoned: July 1, 2007
3. Mojtaba Lotfi, freelance
Imprisoned: October 8, 2008
4. Hossein Derakhshan, freelance, blogger
Imprisoned: November 2008
5. Nader Karimi Jooni, Jahan-e-Sanat, Sharq, Gozaresh, Fekr, and Siasat-e-Rooz
Imprisoned: December 2008
6. Ahmad Zaid-Abadi, freelance
Imprisoned: June 2009
7. Omid Salimi, Nesf e Jehan
Imprisoned: June 14, 2009
8. Kayvan Samimi, Nameh
Imprisoned: June 14, 2009
9. Saeed Laylaz, Sarmayeh
Imprisoned: June 17, 2009
10. Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, freelance
Imprisoned: June 19, 2009
11. Issa Sahar-Khiz, freelance
Imprisoned: July 3, 2009
12. Massoud Bastani, Farhikhtegan and Jomhoriyat
Imprisoned: July 5, 2009
13. Marjan Abdollahian, Hamshahri
Imprisoned: July 9, 2009
14. Saeed Matin-Pour, Yar Pag and Mouj Bidari
Imprisoned: July 12, 2009
15. Reza Nourbakhsh, Farhikhtegan
Imprisoned: August 4, 2009
16. Mohammad Hossein Sohrabi Rad, Saham News
Imprisoned: September 2009
17. Mohammad Davari, Saham News
Imprisoned: September 5, 2009
18. Alireza Moghiseh, Iranian Journalists Association
Imprisoned: October 18, 2009
19. Javad Mahzadeh, freelance
Imprisoned: October 22, 2009
20. Mazdak Ali Nazari, Nasim Haraz Monthly and Journalism for Peace
Imprisoned: November 2009
21. Sassan Aghaee, freelance
Imprisoned: November 22, 2009
22. Saeed Jalalifar, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 2, 2009
23. Saeed Kalanaki, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 2, 2009
24. Kouhyar Goudarzi, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
25. Shiva Nazar Ahari, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
26. Saeed Haeri, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
27. Mohammad Nourizad, freelance
Imprisoned: December 20, 2009
28. Emadeddin Baghi, freelance
Imprisoned: December 23, 2009
29. Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, Kalameh Sabz
Imprisoned: December 23, 2009
30. Arvin Sedaghat Kish, Farhang va Ahang
Imprisoned: December 27, 2009
31. Khalil Darmanki, Asr Azadegan, Shargh, Etemad-e Melli,
Imprisoned: December 27, 2009
32. Mostafa Izadi, Etemad e Melli
Imprisoned: December 28, 2009
33. Sam Mahmoudi Sarabi, Etemad
Imprisoned December 29, 2009
34. Kayvan Mehregan, Etemad
Imprisoned: December 29, 2009
35. Badressadat Mofidi, Iranian Journalists Association
Imprisoned: December 29, 2009
36. Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, Iranian Committee for the Defence of Freedom of the Press
Imprisoned: December 29, 2009
37. Abdolreza Tajik, Etemad
Imprisoned: December 29, 2009
38. Omid Montazeri, freelance
Imprisoned: December 30, 2009
39. Mahsa Hekmat, Etemad e Melli
Imprisoned: January 1, 2010
Released: February 7, 2010
40. Parisa Kakaee, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: January 1, 2010
41. Mehrdad Rahimi, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: January 1, 2010
42. Rouzbeh Karimi, Kargozaran
Imprisoned: January 2, 2010
43. Yadollah Eslami, Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz
Imprisoned: January 4, 2010
44. Behrang Tonkaboni, Farhang va Ahang
Imprisoned: January 6, 2010
45. Kayvan Farzin, Farhang va Ahang
Imprisoned: January 6, 2010
46. Mostafa Dehghan, freelance
Imprisoned: January 8, 2010
47. Mehraneh Atashi, freelance
Imprisoned: January 11, 2010
48. Lili Farhadpour, freelance
Imprisoned: January 21, 2010
49. Nilofar Laripour, Chelcheragh
Imprisoned: February 1, 2010
50. Omid Mehregan, philosophical website Rokhdad
Imprisoned: February 4, 2010
51. Nooshin Jafari, Etemad
Imprisoned: February 4, 2010
52. Jamileh Darolshafaie, Etemad
Imprisoned: February 5, 2010
53. Ahmad Jalali-Farahani, Mehr News Agency
Imprisoned: February 6, 2010
54. Mahsa Jazini, Iran (Isfahan)
Imprisoned: February 6, 2010
55. Akbar Montakhabi, Etemad-e Melli
Imprisoned: February 6, 2010
56. Somayeh Momeni, freelance and women’s rights activist
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
57. Ali Kalayi, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
58. Ehsan Mehrabi, Farhikhtegan
Imprisoned: February 7, 2010
59. Ali Mohammad Islampour, editor of Qasrnews blog and editor of Navai Vaghat newspaper
Imprisoned: February 3, 2010
60. Zeinab KazemKhah, arts reporter for Iranian Students News Agency
61. Amir Sadeghi, photographer Farhangh-e Ashti
62. Hassan Zohouri, Mirass Farhanghi news agency
63. Vahid Pourostad, Farhikhteghan`
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Well it is official now Iran has over taken China as the world leader in incarcerated journalists and bloggers. If these numbers are correct it is almost a doubling of the numbers in Iran reported by Reporters Without Borders recently. However, it would be interesting to see how many journalists went to jail and are now out. Instead of double we might see exponential increases if we add those in!!
For some further background on the situation journalists have to deal with in Iran I found these article helpful:
http://www.roozonline.com/english/news/newsitem/article/2010/january/26//what-is-happening-at-the-state-radio-and-television.html
http://www.roozonline.com/english/news/newsitem/article/2010/january/11//we-are-threatened-everyday.html
Scott,
Reporters without Borders has published a new sham figure today:
Number of journalists and netizens in prison now tops 65!
http://www.rsf.org/Number-of-journalists-and-netizens.html
We must bring this regime down, and we will do it!
ma bishomarim
Arshama
News about arrest of Vahid Pourostad, Nr 63:
Worked for: Salam, Aftab-e Emrooz, Mosharekat, Etemad-e Melli (all banned)
http://www.rahesabz.net/story/9829/
Bill,
The whole story began in 1998 with the closure of “Salam” newspaper, leading to the huge student’s protests of that year. Since then about 150 newspapers, weeklies, journals, magazines etc. have been banned. The following links convey only a part of this press carnage:
http://meria.idc.ac.il/JOURNAL/1999/issue4/jv3n4a1.html
http://www.worldpress.org/newspapers/mideast/iran.cfm
http://www.iranian.com/WebGuide/MediaDailies.html
http://payvand.com/news/04/jul/1207.html
Arshama
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