Arya Jafari

Arya Jafari is a photographer for the semi-official ISNA News Agency in Isfahan and a member of the Press Photographers' Association and has won several awards for his work. He was arrested during the nationwide uprising in 2022. He was once arrested previously for his photographs in the case of acid attacks on women in Isfahan.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='48602'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3JgO5La'> According to Kalameh, Arya Jafari was arrested for photographing the protests of people in Isfahan after the series of acid attacks on women. He was later released. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42640'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3LPDEOk'> The journalists guild of Tehran province released a statement expressing concern about the mass summons, arrests, and searches of the homes of journalists and "preventing" journalists from doing their jobs during the countrywide protests in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini. The statement emphasizes the "professional duty" of reporting the news and says the summoned or arrested journalists were "directly tasked by their editors to report on the death of Mahsa Amini and the reactions to it, meaning they were just performing their professional duty." The statement adds: > It is self-evident that we can't complain about the popularity of the media abroad and at the same time ignore the society's need for independent media and create illegal barriers for journalists and media and summon or arrest journalists for covering the events. Such a level of contradiction is not understandable. The journalists guild demands the release of our colleagues for them to be allowed to do their jobs. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42635'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/CjFtwFQN9ne/'> The security forces arrested him at his home in Isfahan. The Journalists Guild of Tehran reported that since his arrest, Arya Jafari has had no communication with his family and the reason for his arrest is unclear. The guild demanded his release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42636'> <reference source='https://www.aipsmedia.com/aips/pages/articles/2022/32926.html'> The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) released a statement demanding the immediate release of Niloufar Hamedi and Arya Jafari, ISNA's sports photographer in Isfahan. The statement asks the chairman of the Sports Journalists and Photographers Association of Iran to prepare grounds for the release of the two journalists: > We informed them that the AIPS must take serious action in face of these unacceptable arrests. These photographers have only done their job and reported the events and told the truth. The Iranian regime must release them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42637'> <reference source='https://cpj.org/2022/09/names-of-journalists-arrested-in-irans-anti-state-protests/'> The Committee to Protect Journalists published the names of 40 reporters who were arrested during the countrywide protests in reaction to Mahsa Amini's murder. The committee asked Iranian officials for the "immediate and unconditional release of all the reporters who were arrested for covering the death of Mahsa Amini and the protests afterward." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='42789'> <reference source='https://t.me/iranianphotojournalist/1485'> The Press Photographers' Guild announced: > Out of all the arrested photographers, Bahar Aslani and Ahmad Halabisaz have been released on bail. But Ms. Yalddaa Moayeri and Mr. Aiya Jafari and Hossein Esmaili are still in custody. They are suffering from various illnesses and require regular medical treatment. They also revealed that according to her family, Ms. Moayeri is in solitary. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43277'> <reference source='https://t.me/IranintlTV/147967'> The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) demanded the release of Niloufar Hamedi, Saeedeh Fathi, Ehsan Pirbornash, and Arya Jafari. According to Iran International, this is the second time that the AIPS has released a statement in support of the sports journalists demanding clarification in their cases. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48599'> <reference source='https://ifj-farsi.org/?p=9056&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter'> The International Federation of Journalists wrote that the primary court has sentenced Arya Jafari to prison, flogging, and additional punishments. he was sentenced to five years in prison on one of his charges and two years in prison and two years ban from leaving the country for another charge (After article 134: five years in prison enforceable, plus the additional punishment). The report states that his flogging sentence was issued by a criminal court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48261'> <reference source='https://t.me/tehran_association_journalists/980'> The arrested journalists' support committee reported that a group of journalists including Ali Khatibzadeh, Masoud Kurdpour, Niloufar Hamedi, Iman Behpasand, Elaheh Mohammadi, Vida Rabbani, Amir Hossein Berimani, Arya Jafari, Ashkan Shamipour, Shahriar Ghanbari, Farkhondeh Ashouri, Farzaneh Yahya Abadi, Maliheh Darki, Ehsan Pirbornash, Maral Dar Afarin, Kamyar Fakour, Esmail Khezri, Hossein Yazdi, Amir Abbasi, Mehdi Ghadimi, Nasim Soltanbeigi, Melika Hashemi, Saeedeh Shafiei, and Mehrnoush Zarei Hanzaki are still under arrest. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='47727'> <reference source='https://t.me/iranianphotojournalist/1508'> he was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>