Reporter who exposed case and civil society campaigner arrested by security forces, according to reports
Her family and protesters say she died from injuries sustained in a beating by police. Iranian authorities say an initial coroner’s investigation showed she died from heart failure or a stroke.since people started taking to the streets last week.
Another prominent activist still based in Iran, Hossein Ronaghi, was giving an interview to Iran International when security agents came to his home, the London-based channel said.Iran International said the activist, who campaigns for freedom of expression and contributes to the Washington Post, managed to escape arrest by slipping out via his building’s car park and later issued a video message from an undisclosed location.
The photojournalist Yalda Moaiery was also arrested while covering protests in Tehran this week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. “Our utmost preoccupation is the safeguarding of the rights of every citizen,” Raisi said. “If her death was due to negligence, it will definitely be investigated, and I promise to follow up on the issue regardless of whether the international forums take a stand or not.”