Sat 17 December 2022:
An Iranian media reported on Saturday that authorities had detained the attorneys for the two journalists who were imprisoned for covering Mahsa Amini’s death and the protest. The Ham Mihan daily said that Muhammad Ali Kamfirouzi, the attorney for a number of journalists and activists, had been arrested.
According to Mohammed Ali Bagherpour, Kamfirouzi’s attorney, he didn’t get a summons and is unaware of the charges that led to his arrest.
Iran has been in turmoil since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested over her dress code, and later died on September 16.
The two female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi were detained for covering Amini’s death and protests.
Niloufar Hamedi who works at Shargh, was detained on September 20 after she went to the hospital where Amini was admitted.
Elaheh Mohammadi was taken into custody on September 29 after he travelled to Amini’s hometown to report on her funeral.
Both journalists were charged with propaganda against the state and conspiring against national security on November 8.
Their immediate release was urged by the media organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), located in Paris.
On December 3, Iran reported that over 200 people, including security personnel, had died in the protests.
However, a Norway-based Human rights group updating the toll on Saturday said that nearly 469 individuals have been killed.
Numerous people have died as a result of the protests ever since they started.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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