Over 300 Iranian journalists demand release of colleagues jailed over coverage of Mahsa Amini
Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.
MORE than 300 Iranian journalists have demanded the release of two colleagues who have been jailed for their coverage of Mahsa Amini’s death and subsequent protests.
The demand by the journalists was published in Iranian newspapers on Sunday.
Ms Amini, was killed after being detained by the so-called “morality police” in Iran for allegedly breaking strict Islamic laws in Iran that govern what women can wear.
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