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Rights group says a Tehran court sentenced a photojournalist to 26 years, mostly under the wartime espionage penalties

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Rights group HRANA reported on 28 October that a Tehran revolutionary court had sentenced a photojournalist detained in January to 26 years in prison, 20 of them under the enhanced espionage penalties. The Committee to Protect Journalists, citing HRANA, said the verdict was communicated on 26 October, and called for the conviction to be overturned.

When
26 October 2026
Where
Tehran, Iran
What
legal
Acting party
Government of Iran
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. HRANA and CPJ report the sentence; Iranian authorities did not comment in these sources.
In the record
Published 2026-11-02 20:42 UTC · revision 1

Sources

  1. Evidence Fox News Media · Unclassed origin: HRANA report · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Iran International Media · Unaffiliated origin: HRANA report · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
  3. Evidence Committee to Protect Journalists Monitoring group · Unclassed origin: HRANA report · published 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC

History

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