Iranian Police Arrested Journalists Saba Sherdoost and Milad Fadaee-Asl

Iranian police arrested a journalist couple, Saba Sherdoost and Milad Fadaee-Asl, at their Tehran home on October 10, amid a crackdown on media workers.

Sherdoost is a freelance reporter covering local news for several news websites. Prior to her arrest, she posted stories on her Twitter account.

She and her husband are being held separately in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin Prison, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Iran has been gripped by protests demanding more freedoms and women's rights since the September death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of Tehran’s morality police.

There have since been Internet blackouts across the country, restrictions on search engines, and interference in social media activity.

Journalists have been prevented from doing their jobs by their own editors as well as Islamic Republic officials.