2 Journalists Sentenced in Iran for ‘US Collaboration’ After Their Reports on Mahsa Amini’s Death

Tehran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced two journalists to lengthy prison sentences for collaboration with the United States and other charges.

On the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, Iranian people gather in Milan to protest against the mandatory hijab, on Sept. 16, 2023. Davood Maeili/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

An Iranian court has sentenced two female journalists to prison time for alleged collaboration with the United States. Both have been in pre-trial detention since covering Mahsa Amini’s death in custody in September 2022.

According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, Niloufar Hamedi, from the reformist newspaper Shargh, was sentenced to seven years in prison by The Tehran Revolutionary Court. Elaheh Mohammadi, from Ham-Mihan, also a reformist publication, received six years.