Masoud Moradi Bastani (born 12 May 1978 in
Arak) is an Iranian reformist journalist. Throughout his career, he was arrested several times, the last of which was on July 5, 2009, during
protests
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public act of objection, disapproval or dissent against political advantage. Protests can be thought of as acts of cooperation in which numerous people cooperate ...
after the disputed
Iranian presidential election. He was then given a six-year prison term. Since his arrest, he has never been allowed to leave the prison and there are serious concerns about his health.
See also
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Human rights in Iran
From the Imperial Pahlavi dynasty (1925 to 1979), through the Iranian Revolution, Islamic Revolution (1979), to the era of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979 to current), government treatment of Iranian citizens' rights has been criticized by ...
References
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1978 births
Iranian journalists
Iranian democracy activists
Living people
People from Arak, Iran