Hossein Yazdi

Hossein Yazdi

<p>Hossein Yazdi is a journalist and news editor at Iran Times. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.</p>

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='45093'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3WMukis'> He was arrested. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='45094'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/soheilyazdi2/status/1606709772228632579?s=52&t=L3srbzH1aMP8nL0XsnT_7g'> His brother Soheil Yazdi said on Twitter that his brother is denied phone calls and visitations. His family has not heard from him in 20 days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='45726'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39025/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, his brother said he is facing baseless charges such as "provoking people to war and bloodshed and acts against national security." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='47323'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3jPpWS9'> He was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>