Iran jailed photojournalist Yalda Moaiery 15 years for talking to foreign media
CPJ reports Yalda Moaiery was sentenced to 15 years by Tehran's Revolutionary Court in August 2026 for giving interviews to outlets deemed hostile and providing photographs to U.S.-linked organizations; she denies the charges. In July 2026 the Intelligence Ministry published a list of 'hostile' outlets including BBC Persian, warning that providing information could be prosecuted under espionage law. On 27 September 2026 a Tehran court sentenced journalist Abbas Abdi to one year and the newspaper Etemad was suspended for two months over a column; editor Siamak Rahmani was fined over an Instagram post.
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Yalda Moaiery sentenced to 15 years by Tehran's Revolutionary Court in August 2026
Yalda Moaiery sentenced to 15 years by Tehran's Revolutionary Court in August 2026; Intelligence Ministry published list of hostile media outlets
Abbas Abdi: 1 year prison, Etemad suspended for 2 months; Siamak Rahmani fined 80 million toman
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Yalda Moaiery's 15-year sentence, handed down in absentia on 8 August 2026, was upheld at a 1 September 2026 hearing; RSF said she was awaiting an appeal trial. Source ↗