Two female journalists in Iran have received preliminary prison sentences for national security charges over cases linked with the Mahsa Amini protests.
Recall that the journalists, Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, were arrested in September 2022, days after protests broke out across Iran following the death of 22-year-old Amini in police custody, while their trials began in late May.
The official news website of the Iranian judiciary said on Sunday that Hamedi and Mohammadi received a total of 13 years and 12 years in prison, respectively, but they will not have to serve the full sentences.
Hamedi’s preliminary sentence is seven years in prison for “cooperating with the hostile government of the United States”, and Mohammadi has received six years for the same offence.
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