2023-08-13 22:33:18
A journalist imprisoned in Iran who reported on the case of Mahsa Amini, who died in custody, was released on Sunday. Following her release, Nazila Maroufian posted a photo of herself online, showing the victory sign and not wearing a headscarf, contrary to Iran’s strict laws. “Don’t accept slavery – you deserve the best,” wrote Maroufian, who was released from the notorious Ewin Prison.
The death of the young Kurdish woman Amini sparked months of protests in Iran. The 22-year-old died in Tehran in mid-September after being arrested by the vice squad for allegedly wearing a headscarf improperly.
Maroufian, who is said to be 23 by media outside Iran, published an interview with Mahsa Amini’s father in October. Amjad Amini accused the Iranian authorities of lying about the circumstances of his daughter’s death.
Iranian authorities blamed health problems for the 22-year-old’s death. However, her relatives and activists are convinced that she was hit on the head while in detention.
Maroufian, who is from Amini’s hometown of Saqqez in Kurdistan Province, was first arrested in November. In January, according to her own statements, she received a two-year suspended sentence for allegedly spreading false information.
She was arrested again in early July, according to human rights groups; there were reports of a worrying state of health. Maroufian said in her message distributed on Sunday that she had not suffered a heart attack. She had shortness of breath and tachycardia, but now she is fine again.
Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, whose reports were instrumental in bringing the Mahsa Amini case to global attention, have been held in Ewin prison since September. They are being tried for allegedly endangering national security.
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