Three journalists have been summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Tehran.
Saeedeh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki, and Nasim Sultan Beigi were summoned to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.
These three journalists and media activists residing in Tehran were detained during the nationwide protests in 2022-2023.
An informed source said that based on the issued indictment, the cases of these three journalists have been referred to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, and accordingly, Saeedeh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei, and Nasim Soltanbeigi will be tried in that branch on July 3, 2023.
The three journalists have been charged with “propaganda against the state” and “assembly and collusion.”
Saeedeh Shafiei, a writer and independent journalist, was arrested on January 22, 2023, by security forces at her home in Tehran. She was temporarily released on bail of 500 million tomans until the end of her trial on February 7, 2023.
Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki, a journalist for various news agencies, including ILNA, ISNA, Chelcheragh, and ANA, was arrested by security forces in Tehran on January 22, 2023, and transferred to the IRGC Intelligence’s detention center in Evin Prison, Ward 2A. She suffered from migraines during her detention and was deprived of access to her medication. She was finally released from Evin prison in mid-February 2023.
Nasim Sultan Beigi, a former student activist and journalist, was arrested by IRGC intelligence officers at the airport on January 11, 2023, and was transferred to Evin prison. She was temporarily released on bail on February 6, 2023, until the end of her trial.
Imprisoned journalist Zahra Towhidi arraigned on her charges
Furthermore, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, imprisoned journalist Zahra Towhidi was informed of her charges by the Evin Court.
Zahra Towhidi is currently serving her previous sentence in the women’s ward of Evin Prison. Zahra and Hoda Towhidi were arrested on September 22, 2022, during the initial days of the 2022-2023 nationwide protests and uprisings.
After nearly three months of temporary detention, they were released on bail on December 17, 2022. Zahra and Hoda Towhidi were sentenced to one year of imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court on charges of “assembly and collusion against the system” and “propaganda against the state.”
