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sentenced two journalists to up to seven years in prison for collaborating with the U.S. government and other charges, local reports said Sunday. Both women have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death ofThe two journalists are Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Amini’s death for wearing her headscarf too loose, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about Amini’s funeral.
The office of the U.S.’s special envoy for Iran condemned the sentences on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, saying: “Niloufar and Elaheh should never have been jailed, and we condemn their sentences.”Story continues below advertisement Amini’s death touched off months-long protests in dozens of cities across Iran. The demonstrations posed one of the most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 2009 Green Movement protests drew millions to the streets.
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