HRW calls on Iran to drop charges against three journalists ...Kuwait

Iranian authorities must drop charges against three journalists over their reporting and writing on social media, leading rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said on Monday. The authorities in Iran "brought vague 'propaganda' and 'national security' charges against Saeideh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei Henzaki and Nasim Sultan Beigi", HRW said, adding that their trial was set for Monday. The maximum sentence for each of the charges under articles 500 and 610 of the Islamic Penal Code of Iran is five years in prison. "Iran's judiciary has once again begun summoning and harassing journalists and human rights defenders, punishing anyone who refuses to remain silent," sa

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