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Iran: The List of 101 Journalists Who Have Been Jailed
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 14:59 
Compiled by EA's German Bureau. There may be even more names of detainees, as the list does not include the staff of Kalemeh, who were imprisoned last summer (most were subsequently released). Conversely, some of these journalists, may now have been freed on bail:1. Adnan Hassanpour, Aso
Arrested: 25 January 2007
2. Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand, Payam-e Mardom
Arrested on: 1 July 2007
3. Mojtaba Lotfi, a freelance journalist
Arrested: 8 October 2008
4. Hossein Derakhshan, a freelance journalist, Blogger
Arrested: November 2008
5. Nader Karimi Jooni, Jahan-e-Sanat, Sharq, Gozaresh, Fekr and Siasat-e-Rooz
Arrested in: December 2008
6 Ahmad Zaid-Abadi, a freelance journalist
Arrested on: June 2009
7. Omid Salimi, Jahan e Jehan
Arrested: 14 June 2009
8. Kayvan Samimi, Nameh
Arrested: 14 June 2009
Bail: 16 March 2010
Return to prison: 20 March 2010
9. Saeed Laylaz, Sarmayeh
Arrested: 17 June 2009
10. Bahman Ahmadi Amoui, freelance journalist
Arrested: 19 June 2009
Sentence: 5 years imprisonment confirmed
11. Isa Saharkhiz, freelance journalist
Arrested: 3 July 2009
12. Massoud Bastani, Farhikhtegan Jomhoriyat
Arrested: 5 July 2009
13. Marjan Abdollahian, Hamshahri
Arrested: 9 July 2009
14. Saeed Matin-Pour, Yar Pag Mouj Bidari
Arrested: 12 July 2009
15. Reza Nourbakhsh, Farhikhtegan
Arrested: 4 August 2009
16. Mohammad Hossein Sohrabi Rad, Saham News
Arrested: September 2009
17. Mohammad Davari, Saham News
Arrested: 5 September 2009
18. Javad Mahzadeh, freelance journalist
Arrested: 22 October 2009
19th Mazdak Ali Nazari, Nasim Haraz Monthly and Journalism for Peace
Arrested: November 2009
20. Sassan Aghaee, freelance journalist
Arrested: 22 November 2009
Bail: 28 March 2010
21. Saeed Jalalifar, Committee of Human Rights Reporter
Arrested: 2 December 2009
22. Kouhyar Goudarzi, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Arrested: 20 December 2009
23. Shiva Nazar Ahari, Committee of Human Rights Reporters
Arrested: 20 December 2009
24. Mohammad Nourizad, freelance journalist, Keyhan
Arrested: 20 December 2009
Sentence: 3 1/2 years imprisonment and 50 lashes
25. Emaduddin Baghi, a freelance journalist
Arrested: 23 December 2009
26 Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, Kalameh Sabz
Arrested: 23 December 2009
27. Arvin Sedaghat Kish, Farhang va Ahang
Arrested: 27 December 2009
28. Khalil Darmanki, Asr Azadegan, Shargh, Etemad-e Melli
Arrested: 27 December 2009
29. Mostafa Izadi, Etemad-e Melli
Arrested: 28 December 2009
30. Badressadat Mofidi, Iranian Journalists Association
Arrested: 29 December 2009
31. Omid Montazeri, freelance journalist
Arrested: 30 December 2009
32. Rouzbeh Karimi, Kargozaran
Arrested: 2 January 2010
33. Yadollah Eslami, Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz
Arrested: 4 January 2010
34. Mostafa Dehghan, freelance journalist
Arrested: 8 January 2010
35. Mehraneh Atashi, freelance photojournalist, artist
Arrested: 11 January 2010
36. Lili Farhadpour, freelance journalist
Arrested: 21 January 2010
Released: 13 March 2010
37. Nilofar Laripour, Chelcheragh
Arrested: 1 February 2010
38. Ali Mohammad Eslampour, publisher Návay Vaght, Kermanshah
Arrest: 3 February 2010
39. Jamileh Darolshafaie, Etemaad
Arrested: 5 February 2010
40. Na'imeh Doostdar, Jaam-e Jam, Hamshahri
Arrested: 6 February 2010
41. Hamid Mafi, Farhang-e Ashti, Etemad-e Melli, Kargozaran
Arrested: 9 February 2010
42. Mohammad Ghaznavian, freelance journalist, human rights activist
Arrested: 9 February 2010
43. Fouad Sadeghi, chief editor of online magazine Ayande News
Arrested: 10 February 2010
44. Hengameh Shahidi, journalist and women's rights activist
Re-arrested: 25 February 2010
45. Naghi Ahmadi Azar, five years imprisonment for "espionage against Armenia"
46. Ali Anjam-Rouz, in Gilan
Arrest date unknown
47. Behzad Mehrani, journalist, blogger and human rights activist
Arrested: 3 March 2010
Bail: 16 April 2010
48. Nasour Naghipour, Blogger, Khuzestan
Arrested: 2 March 2010
49. Abolfazl Abedini Nasr, weekly newspaper, Bahar Ahvaz
Arrested: 3 March 2010
50. Houtan Abolfathi, freelance journalist
Arrested: 15 February 2010
51. Ali Moazzami, Shargh
Arrested: 8 March 2010
52. Sadegh Javadi-Hessar, Toos
Arrested: December 2009 (Mashhad)
53. Kambiz Nouruzi, Head of Association of Iranian Journalists
Arrested: 28 June 2009
Sentenced to 1 year imprisonment
54. Mehdi Khazali, no data
Arrested: 29 June 2009
55. Satyar Emami, no data
Arrested: 11 July 2009
56. Reza Rafiee Foroshani, freelance journalist
Arrested: 26 June 2009
Sentenced: 5 years in prison for "espionage"
57. Pirhasanlou Ali, journalist and blogger "Alpar"
Arrested: 18 September 2009
58. Alireza Rajai, no data
Arrested: no further information
59. Amanollah Shojaie, reporters and bloggers, Bushehr
Arrested: no further information
60. Behzad Bashou, journalist and cartoonist
Arrested on: no further information
61. Esmail-Haqq parasternal, Farhikhtegan
Arrested on: no further information
62. Farhad Sharfai, in Khorramabad
Arrested: no further information
63. Fariborz Soroush, freelance journalist in Karaj
Arrested on: no further information
64. Farshad Azizi, Atrak, Mashhad
Arrested: no further information
65. Fereydoun Amozadeh, publisher Chelcheragh
Arrested: no further information
66. Massoud Lavasani Saeed, journalist and blogger
Arrested: 26 September 2009
Sentenced: six years imprisonment, prohibited from journalism for 10 years
67. Ehsan Mehrabi, Farhikhtegan
Arrested: Unknown
68. Babak Bordbar, 25, photojournalist Aks-e Fars, Shiraz
Arrest: 26 December 2009
69. Mohammad Pour Abdollah, freelance journalist
Arrest: 13 February 2010
70. Morteza Moradpour, Yazligh
Arrested: 22 May 2009
71. Hamzeh Karami, Website Jomhooriyat
Arrested: 19 June 2009
72. Zeynab Kazemkhah, ISNA
Arrested: 7 February 2010
73. Ali Malihi, Etemaad, Irandokht, Shahrvand-e Emruz and Mehrnameh
Arrested: 9 February 2010
74. Mojtaba Gahestooni, freelance journalist
Arrested: 5 March 2010
75. Sousan Mohammadkhani Ghiasvand, blogger, Kurdistan
Arrested: 11 March 2010
76. Morteza Kazemian, Jonbesh-e Rah-e Sabz
Arrested: 29 December 2009
77. Nooshin Jafari, Etemaad
Arrest: 3 February 2010
78. Naeemeh Doostdar, Jam-e Jam
Arrested: 6 February 2010
79. Somayeh Momeni, Nasim-e Bidari
Arrested: 7 February 2010
80. Rahim Gholami, freelance journalist, Ardebil
Arrested: 11 April 2008
Sentenced: one year in prison, 28 October 2009
81. Hassan Maadikhah
Arrested: No information
82. Khalil Mir Ashrafi, journalist, TV producer
Arrested: No information
83. Kayvan Farzin, Farhang-e ahang
Arrested: No information
84. Kourosh Javan, photojournalist
Arrested: No information
85. Mansoureh Shojai, freelance journalist, feminist websites
Arrested: No information
86. Mashallah Heidarzadeh, journalist from Bushehr
Arrested: No information
87. Mehdi Gilani, Atrak, Mashhad
Arrested: No information
88. Mehdi Hosseinzadeh:
Arrested: No information
89. Mehdi Yazdani Khorram, Etemad-e Melli, Shargh, Hammihan, Kargozaran
Arrested: December 2009
91. Mehrdad Rahimi, freelance journalist and blogger
Arrested: No information
91. Mirhamid Hassanzadeh, editor of Ghalam News Website
Arrested: No information
92. Mohammad Javad Saberi
Arrested: No information
93. Mohammadreza Yazdanpanah, Shargh, Kargozaran, Hammihan and Farhikhtegan
Arrest: No information
94. Hassan Assadi Zeydabadi, blogger, student, human rights activist
Arrested: No information
95. Mohammadreza Zohdi, publisher, Arya
Arrest: No information
96. Rouhollah Shahsavar, in Mashhad
Arrested: No information
97. Rokhsareh Ghaem-Magham, journalist and documentary filmmaker
Arrested: No information
98. Saeed Allah-Behdashti
Arrested: No information
99. Saeed Movahedi, photojournalist
Arrested No information
100. Sayed Amar Kalantari, Ayandeh Website
Arrested: No information
101. Tahereh Riahi, editor of Jahan-e Eghtesad
Arrested: No information
tagged Iran, Iran Elections 2009, Journalists in Middle East & Iran
Iran, Iran Elections 2009, Journalists in Middle East & Iran
Reader Comments (1)
Scott,
At least one good news: Mazdak Ali Nazari (19) was released on February 9. Here is a short account of his time in Evin: http://www.astreetjournalist.com/2010/04/24/released-journalist-writes-blog-entry-%E2%80%98was-that-me%E2%80%99/
Arshama