Page 2 - Mohammad Mosaed News Today

Iran’s New President and a Duplicitous Claim About Press Freedom July 02, 2021 Share share President of Iran "This branch (the judiciary) supports the freedom of the press. The judiciary sees the media as its colleagues and does not oppose fair criticism." False Before his election as Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi was head of the country’s judiciary. And earlier, during 1980s and 1990s, he was a deputy prosecutor in Tehran. In 1988, according to Human Rights Watch, Raisi played a r...

One Free Press Coalition (OFPC) has launched its monthly “10 Most Urgent” list of press freedom abuses around the world, focusing on cases of journalists who have faced harassment for publishing content online and on social media. Each month, the coalition, which comprises prominent news organisations and publishers, including Al Jazeera Media Network, brings to the public’s attention the 10 most urgent cases of journalists whose freedoms are being suppressed or who are seeking justice. T...

The investigative journalist Mohammad Mosaed fled Iran for Turkey. In his home country, he faced a draconian prison sentence. But, as Burcu Karakas reports from Istanbul, he isn't safe in Turkey either.

His clothes were frozen solid, he says, and he had an overwhelming urge to lie down and rest. He knew that if he slept, he would probably die. But he also knew he couldnt fight it forever.  He kept going, trying to find a place where, if he succumbed to the cold, someone would stumble across his body and tell his family what happened to him. Then he saw the Turkish border fence in the distance, and called the countrys emergency line for help. Mosaed is now in hiding in Turkey, worried that I...

One Free Press Coalitions 10 Most Urgent list, February 2021 Yahoo News Staff Yahoo News, a member of the One Free Press Coalition, is publishing the group’s latest 10 Most Urgent list below to highlight the increasingly dangerous climate for journalists around the world. 1. Investigative reporter fleeing detention and fearing deportation In January, freelance journalist Mohammad Mosaed was detained by Turkish border police. He had fled Iran following a summons to begin servin...

Journalists under threat: Februarys 10 most urgent cases dw.com 2/1/2021 dw.com Every month, the One Free Press Coalition draws attention to unresolved cases of crimes against journalists. This month, the list focuses on elections and protests as a catalyst for violence against journalists. © Provided by Deutsche Welle Provided by Deutsche Welle 1. Mohammad Mosaed (Iran) In January, freelance economic journalist Mohamed Mosaed was detained by Turkish border police. He had ...

journalist should not be in prison! Today we must be his voice #MohammadMasaed because he was our voice in darkest day — Luiz (@Luizi9898) January 19, 2021 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) stated that Mosaed has contacted the watchdog saying he had been detained by Turkish border police after crossing into Turkey from Iran. Back in August, an Iranian court had sentenced Mohammad Mosaed to 5 years in jail on charges of “colluding against national security” and “spre...

Turkey refuses to deport Iranian journalist Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed, 20 January 2021 [2mohammadmosaed/Twitter] January 20, 2021 at 3:06 pm Turkey will not deport Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed back to Iran, security sources have revealed. Instead, he is being allowed to remain while his application for asylum is processed, According to a statement released on Monday by the Washington-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Mosaed was arrested by the Turkish authorities ...

Iranian journalist Mohamed Mosaed requests asylum in Turkey 3 minute read An inmate peers from behind a wall as a guard walks by in the female section of the infamous Evin prison, north of Tehran, Iran, 13 June 2006, ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images Facing imprisonment in Iran for his journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to conduct an expedited review of Iranian journalist Mohamed Mosaed’s request for asylum....

A media watchdog has called on Turkey to halt the expulsion of an Iranian journalist sentenced to prison for alleged activities against the regime after