Imprisonment Sentence of Nima Safar, Journalist and Writer, Executed for ‘Anti-System Propaganda Activity in Cyberspace’
Nima Safar, a journalist and writer from Golestan Province whose eight-month prison sentence was previously confirmed by the Court of Appeals, reported to Gorgan Prison to serve his sentence.
The International Federation of Journalists reported on Thursday, December 10, that relatives of this journalist announced last week through a post on his personal Instagram page that Nima Safar had reported to Gorgan Prison to serve his eight-month prison sentence, a ruling issued last March by the primary court on charges of “anti-system propaganda activity in cyberspace” and confirmed this year by the Court of Appeals.
According to this report, his Instagram account also reported some strictures imposed by prison officials in delivering medications for this journalist in prison.
On the other hand, the International Federation of Journalists announced in its report that Mr. Safar did not have a lawyer during the proceedings of his trial.
Based on available information, Nima Safar had previously in 2017 been sentenced to 80 days in prison, which was executed in December of that year when this journalist went to Gorgan Prison, and he was released from prison in April 2018.
This journalist and writer from Golestan Province has a record of cooperation with publications and news websites and local websites of Golestan Province, including “Salim” and “Golshan-Mehr.”
This is not the first time that an Iranian journalist or writer has been sentenced to prison, previously the six-year prison sentence of Reza Khandan Mahabadi and Baktash Abtin, members of the Iranian Writers Association, which was previously issued by Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolution Court under the presidency of Judge Moghtesseeh on charges such as “assembly and conspiracy with the intent to act against national security” and “propaganda against the system,” was confirmed by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals.
The six-year prison sentence of Keyvan Bazen, another member of this association and a co-defendant with Reza Khandan Mahabadi and Baktash Abtin, was also reduced to three and a half years by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals.
