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Feb092010

UPDATED Iran Special: The 63 Journalists in Iran's Prisons

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`

Reader Comments (3)

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

February 8, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBill

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

February 9, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterArshama

[...] Aktualisierte Liste der Verhafteten bei Enduring America http://enduringamerica.com/2010/02/09/iran-special-the-56-journalists-in-irans-prisons/ [...]

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