Ghazaleh Zarea, whose uncle Farhad Payar was a journalist with DW Persian, has received a three-year prison sentence from Iran's Revolutionary Court. "Collaborating with Deutsche Welle Persian" was one of the charges.
Human rights sources reported on January 22 that Ghazaleh Zarea, who lives in Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran, has been sentenced to three years in prison by the city’s Revolutionary Court.
Zarea, 47 years old, is a journalist, civil activist and the founder of two associations engaged in “helping working children” and “assisting female victims of domestic violence.”
Payar further asserted that the accusation of “collaboration with foreigners” in Zarea’s case is directly tied to his association with Iran Journal and DW Persian.
Manuela Kasper-Claridge, editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle, said: "This destructive action by the Iranian regime is senselessly ruining the life of an innocent woman and her family.
According to Payar, his niece has also been mandated to recite and memorize portions of the book “The Future of the Islamic Revolution” by Morteza Motahhari for six months.
An earlier version of this article included a misspelling of Ghazaleh Zarea’s name and misstated the status of the charges filed against her and her uncle’s employment at DW.
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Human rights sources reported on January 22 that Ghazaleh Zarea, who lives in Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran, has been sentenced to three years in prison by the city’s Revolutionary Court.
Zarea, 47 years old, is a journalist, civil activist and the founder of two associations engaged in “helping working children” and “assisting female victims of domestic violence.”
Payar further asserted that the accusation of “collaboration with foreigners” in Zarea’s case is directly tied to his association with Iran Journal and DW Persian.
Manuela Kasper-Claridge, editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle, said: "This destructive action by the Iranian regime is senselessly ruining the life of an innocent woman and her family.
According to Payar, his niece has also been mandated to recite and memorize portions of the book “The Future of the Islamic Revolution” by Morteza Motahhari for six months.
An earlier version of this article included a misspelling of Ghazaleh Zarea’s name and misstated the status of the charges filed against her and her uncle’s employment at DW.
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