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Iran: CFWIJ Denounces The Legal Persecution Against Journalist Sepideh Qoliyan

The General Directorate of Prisons in Bushehr filed a criminal complaint against journalist and political prisoner Sepideh Qoliyan, who is on leave from prison. The journalist revealed the inhumane prison conditions and the harassment against women prisoners in Bushehr Prison. Sepideh was charged with "publishing lies online" and "spreading propaganda against the regime" after her posts about the prison on social media. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) denounces the legal harassment against the journalist. We reiterate; journalism is not a crime.

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