DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian courtroom cleared two jailed journalists of collaborating with the US, and decreased their sentences over experiences a couple of lady’s dying that had helped set off protests in 2022, Iran’s worst home unrest for many years.
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, sentenced a 12 months in the past to 13 and 12 years in jail respectively, had their phrases decreased to 5 years, judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir instructed a information convention on Sunday.
“They were acquitted of the charge of collaboration with the U.S. in the appeal court,” Jahangir mentioned.
The 2 journalists had been jailed for his or her protection of the dying in custody of Kurdish-Iranian lady Mahsa Amini whereas she was being held by the morality police over accusations she breached Iran’s Islamic costume code legal guidelines.
Her dying sparked nationwide protests in late 2022 and 2023 that grew into Iran’s greatest home unrest for the reason that 1979 revolution that introduced Iran’s clerical rulers to energy.
