Saeedeh Shafiee

Saeeda Shafiei is a journalist in the field of economics and the author of two books. She is a graduate of Agricultural Economics from Allameh Tabatabai University and has a bachelor's degree in Energy Economics and Marketing of Hydrocarbon Resources from Azad University. Ms. Shafiee was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='48340'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/EhsanBodaghi/status/1617138468886290432'> Ehsan Bodaghi, an independent journalist reported that she was arrested by IRGC Intelligence for propaganda against the state and act against national security. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48337'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hassanhomayoun/status/1617149204232552448?cxt=HHwWgICyscOoovEsAAAA'> She was arrested. Hassan Homayoun, a journalist and Mrs. Shafiei's husband announced the news of her arrest by the security forces at home. Her arrest took place at the same time as nationwide protests in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48338'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hassanhomayoun/status/1617522876114161668?cxt=HHwWiMDS7YufzPIsAAAA'> Her husband, journalist Hassan Homayoun, announced that she is in Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48355'> <reference source='https://t.me/tehran_association_journalists/980'> The committee and executive board for following up on the situation of detained journalists stated that a number of journalists, including Ali Khatibzadeh, Masoud Kordpour, Nilofar Hamedi, Iman Behpasand, Elaheh Mohammadi, Vida Rabbani, Amir Hossein Barimani, Aria Jafari, Ashkan Shamipour, Shahriar Ghanbari, Farkhondeh Ashuri, Farzaneh Yahyaabadi, Maleeheh Deraki, Ehsan Pirbornash, Maral Darafarin, Kamyar Fakour, Esmail Khezri, Hossein Yazdi, Amir Abbasi, Mehdi Ghadimi, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Melika Hashemi, Saeedeh Shafiee, and Mehrnoosh Zareihanzaki are still in detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48356'> <reference source='https://t.me/IFJFarsi/1887'> In a statement, the International Federation of Journalists criticized the widespread arrests of journalists in Iran and demanded the release of 33 Iranian journalists who were arrested during the recent public protests and are still in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48339'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/hassanhomayoun/status/1623266361790144512?cxt=HHwWgIC95fqJgIctAAAA'> She was released on a bail of 5 billion rials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='50791'> <reference source='https://rb.gy/j0z9d'> Iranwire wrote that Saeedeh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei, and Nasim Soltanbeigi were summoned to the Evin Prosecutor's Office to present their last defense after receiving separate summonses. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52690'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41732/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> The indictment of the case of Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi was issued and their case was referred to the 26th branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote: > Based on the issued indictment, the case of these journalists was referred to Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='52792'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-41989/'> The hearing on the accusations of Saeedeh Shafiee, Nasim Soltanbeigi, and Mehrnoosh Zarei Hanzaki was held at branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Iman Afshari. While announcing this news, HRANA wrote that even though there was no prior notification regarding the trial's format, this meeting was held in public and lasted for about four hours. According to this report, in the middle of the session, Judge Afshari addressed the issue of their opposition to the mandatory hijab, which was published in their posts and content on social networks. Despite the absence of the hijab issue among the accusations attributed to these three people, the discussion of these journalists' opposition to the mandatory hijab became the main topic to the point where Afshari insulted them because of their opinions regarding the issue of hijab. According to HRANA, Badr al-Sadat Mofidi, the representative of the trade union of journalists of Tehran province, was also allowed to defend these three journalists. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53352'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42577/'> Saeedeh Shafiee and Nasim Soltanbeigi were each sentenced to four years and three months in prison. While publishing this news, HRANA wrote that based on the verdict issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari, Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi were sentenced to eight months in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the state" and for the charge of "assembly and collusion to disrupt the national security to three years and seven months of imprisonment. These two journalists were also banned from membership in political and social groups and organizations for two years as well as banned from leaving the country for two years. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53369'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-43703/'> Saeedeh Shafiee and Nasim Soltanbeigi were each sentenced to more than four years in prison by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeal of Tehran Province. While publishing this news, HRANA wrote that Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi were each separately sentenced to seven months and sixteen days in prison for the charge of "propaganda against the state" and three years and six months for the charge of "assembly and collusion to disrupt national security". According to Article 134, three years and six months of this sentence can be enforced. It is also emphasized in the issued verdict that the "Amnesty decree of February" last year (2023) will not include these two journalists. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53350'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-44950/'> According to Harana, Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Soltanbeigi received a notice to execute their prison sentence and were summoned to the first branch of Evin Prosecutor's Office. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53351'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45114/'> According to HRANA, she was arrested after going to the first branch of the Evin Prosecutor's Office and was transferred to Evin prison to serve her three-year and six-month sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='53372'> <reference source='https://shorturl.at/elR17'> "Reporters Without Borders" organization released a statement about the imprisonment of Saeedeh Shafiee and Nasim Soltanbeigi, saying these two journalists, like many of their colleagues in Iran, are paying the price for covering the news of the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>