Masoud Kordpour
Masoud Kordpour | |
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Persian: مسعود کردپور | |
Born | Masoud Kordpour |
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation | Journalist |
Known for | Editor-in-chief of the Kurdish Mukrian News Agency |
Masoud Kordpour (Persian: مسعود کردپور) is an Iranian journalist[1][2] and editor-in-chief of the Kurdish Mukrian News Agency.[3][4]
Arrests[edit]
Kordpour was arrested by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Mahsa Amini protests in Bukan.[5][6][7]
Kordpour was sentenced to 9 months in prison for "propaganda against the regime" and 8 months in prison for "disturbance in public order" by the Islamic Revolutionary Court.[8] Kordpour was released on February 14, 2023.[8]
He was previously arrested on March 2013.[9][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The jailing of the Kordpour brothers shows that Iran's campaign". The Independent. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ مسعود کردپور: زنان ایران در حرکات اعتراضی پیشگام شدهاند چون از حق انسانی محرومند (in Persian). 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2024-04-23 – via Voice of America.
- ^ KHRN (2022-09-22). "KHRN: Iran forces kill 12 civilians, injure 375, detain 530 across Kurdistan". KHRN. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Amnesty Cites Iran For Unlawful Force After Kurd-Azari Violence". Iran International. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Masoud Kordpour". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Iran Protests: Journalists Told to Stay Inside or Face Arrest". IranWire. 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Journalists Arrested in Iran, Warned About Protest Coverage". Voice of America. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ a b ikhumanrights.com. "The release of Masoud Kordpour, the editor of Mokrian news agency, from Bukan prison". ikhumanrights.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Iran: Jailed journalist brothers sentenced". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Masoud Kordpour". journalismisnotacrime.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.