Iranian courts have acquitted journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi of "collaborating with a hostile foreign state," but upheld the five-year prison sentences for other charges. The journalists ran afoul of the authorities after writing about the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested for allegedly wearing her head scarf improperly. The women were each sentenced to five years in prison for collusion and conspiring against state security and one year for propaganda against the Islamic republic. Hamedi and Mohammadi have been out on bail after more than a year in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Farda, click here.
Iranian Journalists Acquitted On 'Collaboration' Charges But Sentences Upheld On Others
Iranian journalists Niloufar Hamedi (right) and Elaheh Mohammadi, shown after their release on bail on January 14, pending their appeals.