Execution of the prison sentence of Nima Saffar, journalist and writer, on charges of "propaganda activity against the regime in cyberspace"
Nima Saffar, a journalist and writer from Golestan Province, whose 8-month prison sentence was previously upheld by the Court of Appeal, went to Gorgan Prison to serve her sentence.
The International Federation of Journalists reported on Thursday, December 9, that relatives of the journalist announced last week, in a post on her personal Instagram page, that Nima Saffar had been sent to Gorgan Prison to serve an 8-month prison sentence. The sentence was issued by the Court of First Instance in March of last year on charges of "propaganda activity against the regime in cyberspace" and was confirmed by the Court of Appeal this year.
According to this report, his Instagram account also reported some strictures imposed by prison officers in delivering the journalist's medication to the prison.
On the other hand, the International Federation of Journalists stated in its report that Mr. Saffar did not have a lawyer during his trial.
According to available information, Nima Saffar was previously sentenced to 80 days in prison in 2017. This sentence was implemented in February of that year when the journalist was transferred to Gorgan Prison, and she was released from prison in April 2018.
This journalist and writer from Golestan Province has a history of collaborating with local news publications and websites in Golestan Province, including "Selim" and "Golshanmehr".
This is not the first time that an Iranian journalist or writer has been sentenced to prison terms. Previously, the six-year prison sentences of Reza Khandan Mahabadi and Bektash Abtin, members of the Iranian Writers' Association, which were previously issued by Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Moghiseh, on charges such as "gathering and colluding with the intention of acting against the security of the country" and "propaganda against the system," were upheld by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals.
The six-year prison sentence of Keyvan Bazhan, another member of this center and co-defendant of Reza Khandan Mahabadi and Bektash Abtin, was also reduced to three and a half years by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals.
