Iranian Journalist Nakhaei Starts Serving Prison Term

Iranian journalist Ruhollah Nakhaei has begun serving a two-year prison sentence despite being included in an “amnesty” directive, his lawyer reported.

Nakhaei was arrested during the 2022 nationwide protests and was later released on bail. 

Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced him to two years and seven months in prison on charges of "assembly and collusion against national security" and "propaganda against the Islamic Republic." 

The verdict was upheld on appeal.

Nakhaei will have to serve the highest sentence against him, which is two years’ imprisonment.

He was among dozens of journalists detained during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests.

Edalat Ali, a hacktivist group, recently released judiciary documents revealing the extent of the crackdown on journalists. 

In the first four months alone, 57 of them were arrested, including 38 in Tehran.