Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki

Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki is a journalist living in Tehran. She has worked with ILNA, ISKA, Chelcheragh, and Ana. She has published many social reports in different media. She was arrested during the 2022 national uprising.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='48120'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39248/'> According to HRANA, the security forces arrested her at her home without identifying their agency. They searched her home and confiscated some of her electronic devices and took her to Evin Prison. She was arrested during the national uprising in 2022. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48121'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=9373'> The International Federation for Journalists (IFJ) once again asked the Islamic Republic officials to release all the arrested journalists and return the free flow of information to the country. The federation expressed concern about the fate of the journalists and the Islamic Republic's increasing control over media. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48265'> <reference source='https://t.me/tehran_association_journalists/980'> The committee following up on cases of arrested journalists announced that a number of journalists including Masoud Kurdpour, Niloufar Hamedi, Iman Behpasand, Elaheh Mohammadi, Vida Rabbani, Amir Hossein Berimani, Aria Jafari, Ashkan Shamipour, Shahriar Ghanbari, Farkhondeh Ashouri, Farzaneh Yahya Abadi, Maliheh Daraki, Ehsan Pirbornash, Maral Darafarin, Kamyar Fakouri, Esmail Khezri, Hossein Yazdi, Amir Abbasi, Mehdi Ghadimi, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Melika Hashemi, Saeedeh SHafiei, and Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki are all still detained. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48122'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39449/'> HRANA reported that Mehrnoush Zarei is being held at IRGC Intelligence's 2-Alef ward in Evin Prison and has only been able to make a brief call to her family once. Sources say she is suffering from migraines and doesn't have access to her medication. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48123'> <reference source='https://t.me/IFJFarsi/1934'> IFJ once again demanded the release of all journalists and free access to the internet on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The organization reminded the Islamic Republic officials that dozens of journalists are in prison only for doing their job. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48124'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=9576'> She was released from Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>