The official information company of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mizan News, has reported the submitting of a brand new case in opposition to Nilofar Hamedi and Elaha Mohammadi for “revealing the hijab” after their launch.
Without naming the journalists, the media described them as “two safety suspects” and reported that their hijab elimination photos had been printed on-line after their momentary launch, resulting in the submitting of a brand new case in opposition to them in Tehran’s General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office. Both defendants are banned from leaving and will be launched on bail till the enchantment courtroom’s choice.
Nilufar Hamedi and Elaha Mohammadi, each Iranian journalists, had been quickly launched from Tehran’s Evin jail on January 24 after posting a hefty bail of 10 billion tomans.
These two journalists had been arrested by the safety forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran for overlaying the main points of Mahsa Amini’s loss of life and the next nationwide rebellion. They had been sentenced to 13 and 12 years in jail for collaborating with America, colluding in opposition to nationwide safety, and propagandizing in opposition to the regime.
Before their momentary launch, the journalists had complained concerning the refusal to launch them on the finish of 1 yr of momentary detention. Their households and the Journalist Association of Tehran Province additionally protested the heavy sentences issued to them.
The momentary launch of those journalists was met with widespread reactions, with some viewing it as a authorities tactic to create the phantasm of social and political freedom earlier than the elections.
According to Farzaneh Raushi, a journalist and political analyst, the Iranian persons are conscious of this tactic and don’t have any cause to take part within the parliamentary elections. The residing situations in Iran have worsened, and the elections are seen as a approach for the ruling class to switch energy and distribute wealth among the many corrupt minority.