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Sam Mahmoudi in 2011

Sam. M. Sarabi was an Iranian journalist and the main editor for the Idea & History and Book services of the Shargh Newspaper.

Life

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He was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry on February 14, 2011, and has been in detention since then.[1][permanent dead link] Between 2012 and 2014, Sarabi was a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Advisor at Human Rights Watch (HRW). During this time, he traveled to Syria and Iraq several times as a reporter and has consequently been awarded several prizes for his work.[2] After leaving his occupation as an advisor, he worked as a freelance journalist. He collaborated with some Persian opposition media like Roozonline, Radiozamaneh, the Persian department of the London branch of Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper, Khodnevis, and more.

Sarabi, along with Majid Niknam, Babak Ejlali, Ruhollah Zam, and Ahmad Shams, is one of the founders of Amadnews,[3] for which he was the chief editor for over two years. The intelligence forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have repeatedly launched unsuccessful operations to assassinate Sarabi. Sarabi's colleague Ruhollah Zam, however, was arrested in Iraq and executed in Iran.[4]

Prison

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According to the Human Rights House of Iran, there is no information about his arrest and the alleged charges. His summons order took place during a phone call.[5]

Sarabi was arrested during the Ashura events and was held in detention for 8 years. The charges against him are propaganda against the regime, insulting the leader, writing the song “I Confess...”, and possessing a copy of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.

Sarabi told his interrogators he acquired the controversial novel because he planned to publish a special article on the anniversary of the death sentence issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Rushdie.[6]

Sarabi was arrested for more than a month during the protests that followed the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was released on a $300,000 bond.[7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "[澳门足球投注网哪个好]bet体育投注合法吗,体育彩票投注站吗,香港赛马会自助 投注 内地银行卡-欢迎来到PK10投注官网". www.rahana.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ "[What were the charges against Ruhollah Zam?". www.rahanawww.shoma.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ "What were the charges against Ruhollah Zam?". www.rahanawww.shoma.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  4. ^ "Ruhollah Zam: Iran executes journalist accused of fanning unrest". 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "[扑克投注比例]复式投注7十16多少钱,辽宁快乐12投注什么知道中多少,平码四中四投注公式-欢迎来到PK10投注官网". www.rahana.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. ^ "EA WorldView - Home - The Latest from Iran (5 March): The Conflict Just Got Bigger". www.enduringamerica.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  7. ^ crazydead (2011-04-11). "Journalist Sam Mahmoudi in Poor Physical and Psychological Condition". Iran Briefing | News Press Focus on Human Rights Violation by IRGC, Iran Human Rights - نقض حقوق بشر توسط سپاه پاسداران. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  8. ^ "64 Prisoners testify: 'Jailed activist Hoda Saber beaten up before death' | The Green Voice of Freedom". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  9. ^ GVF (2011-06-15). "Iran: 64 Prisoners Testify Jailed Activist Hoda Saber Beaten Before Died". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
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