TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have released journalist Elnaz Mohammadi from the Hammihan newspaper on bail one week after her arrest, media reported Sunday, but her sister, also a reporter, remains in custody.
Elnaz was detained after going to the prosecutor’s office “for an explanation”, but has since been “released from Evin prison on bail”, the reformist daily Hammihan reported. Her sister Elahe was arrested on September 29 after reporting for Hammihan from the funeral of Mahsa Amini’s funeral,and remains in custody.
Iran has witnessed nationwide protests since the September 16 death in custody of Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, who had been arrested for an alleged breach of strict dress rules for women. Elahe was charged with “propaganda against the system and conspiracy to act against national security”. Thousands of Iranians, including public figures, journalists and lawyers have been arrested. Ten of the journalists arrested over the protests are still in custody, Tehran Journalists Association said.
Elnaz was detained after going to the prosecutor’s office “for an explanation”, but has since been “released from Evin prison on bail”, the reformist daily Hammihan reported. Her sister Elahe was arrested on September 29 after reporting for Hammihan from the funeral of Mahsa Amini’s funeral,and remains in custody.
Iran has witnessed nationwide protests since the September 16 death in custody of Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, who had been arrested for an alleged breach of strict dress rules for women. Elahe was charged with “propaganda against the system and conspiracy to act against national security”. Thousands of Iranians, including public figures, journalists and lawyers have been arrested. Ten of the journalists arrested over the protests are still in custody, Tehran Journalists Association said.