Mehdi Afshar Nik

Mehdi Afshar Nik is an economic journalist. He has previously collaborated with Shargh and Etemad newspapers. Afsharnik was arrested by security forces in 2023.

<coverage-outsourcing id='55684'> <reference source='https://www.journalismisnotacrime.com/fa/wall/mehdi_afsharnik/'> Mehdi Afshar Nik was arrested by the security forces. This news was published in domestic news agencies a week after his arrest. A few days after the arrest of Mr. Afshar Nik, the security forces surrounded the office of Fardaye Eghtesad and locked in the employees of this complex for several hours and some for several days in their office. According to the information collected on the "Reporting is not a crime" website, after the release of the editorial staff of Fardaye Eghtesad, they described their interrogation at this media outlet about the sanctions and the publication of news about circumventing the sanctions. "Journalism is not a crime" further wrote that it seems that the charge attributed to Mr. Afshar Nik was also publishing or revealing the [state's] method of evading sanctions. This media emphasized that until the publication of the report, the connection between his arrest and the sanctions was only a hypothesis and was obtained based on evidence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55685'> <reference source='https://t.me/JournalistsClub1/4142'> Iranian Journalists' Club quoted Mehdi Afshar Nik's wife and wrote that this imprisoned journalist has not had any contact with his family since a week ago. According to this report, his only contact was a day after his arrest and he told his family that he was locked up in Evin prison. According to Mr. Afshar Nik's wife, she went to the Evin Prosecutor's Office with a lawyer of their choosing, but she still hasn't received an answer about the reason for her husband's arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55690'> <reference source='https://www.mizanonline.ir/00Jxvr'> Fars News Agency wrote on its website without mentioning Mehdi Afshar Nik's name: > The arrest of a former journalist and the inspection of the office of a news website were carried out for reasons completely contrary to journalistic and media activities. A few days later, Masoud Setayshi, the spokesman of the judiciary, made similar comments to reporters: > His arrest definitely has nothing to do with media activity. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55814'> <reference source='https://t.me/JournalistsClub1/4175'> The Telegram channel of Iranian Journalists Club wrote that Mr. Afshar Nik's lack of any communication with his family has doubled the concern of his relatives. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55925'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/features/125764'> Moin Khazaeli, a lawyer and human rights activist, told IranWire that according to the evidence and the reported behavior of the government forces against Mehdi Afshar Nik and his family, it should be admitted that in this case, there was not an arrest, but a forced disappearance. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='56956'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47744/'> According to HRANA, he is still in detention without the right to visit or access to a lawyer. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='57055'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47908/'> HRANA wrote that despite the agreement of the investigator of the case with the temporary release of Mr. Afshar Nik, Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi has prevented this. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='58953'> <reference source='https://www.etemadonline.com/tiny/news-660360'> In a press conference, the spokesperson of the Judiciary, in response to a Ham Mihan reporter's question about the fate of arrested journalist Mehdi Afshar Nik, said: > The accusations raised against him have nothing to do with his journalistic duties and job, and he has not been arrested in connection to this issue. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='59274'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/news-1/129601'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>