Iran Sentences Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to 15 Years Over Alleged National Security Offenses
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Updated · Букви · Aug 21
Iran Sentences Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery to 15 Years Over Alleged National Security Offenses
3 articles · Updated · Букви · Aug 21
Summary
An Iranian court earlier this month gave photojournalist Yalda Moaiery a 15-year prison sentence on charges of acting in the interest of the “Zionist regime” against national security; she plans to appeal.
Moaiery says her reporting and interviews are effectively the basis of the case, and authorities threatened hours before her latest interview to raid her home again if she spoke to foreign media.
Her work had documented Iran’s January protest crackdown across more than 100 cities, which human rights groups estimated killed thousands, as well as the war with the United States and a widening repression campaign.
Six months into the war, Moaiery said public sentiment had shifted from hoping conflict might topple the regime to anxiety over basic living costs, adding that the “real war” for many Iranians is now the economy.
She also said the conflict has made the Islamic Republic “stronger” and harsher, framing her case as part of a broader assault on independent journalism that she hopes international attention can help counter.