Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam: State TV

Iran has executed a once-exiled journalist over his on-line work that helped encourage nationwide financial protests in 2017, authorities have mentioned.

Iranian state tv, the state-run IRNA information company, and the semi-official Nour information company all mentioned Ruhollah Zam was hanged early on Saturday morning.

In June, a courtroom sentenced Zam to loss of life, saying he had been convicted of “corruption on Earth” a cost typically utilized in circumstances involving espionage or makes an attempt to overthrow Iran’s authorities. Reporters With out Borders (RSF) on the time mentioned his trials have been “grossly unfair”.

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Zam, who was captured in 2019 after years in exile, was executed 4 days after; the Iranian Supreme Court docket upheld the loss of life sentence towards him that; was earlier issued by a revolutionary courtroom.

Zam’s web site and a channel he created on the favored messaging app Telegram; had unfold the timings of the protests and; embarrassing details about officers that straight challenged the federal government of Iran. His Amad Newsfeed had greater than 1,000,000 followers.

These demonstrations, which started on the finish of 2017, represented the largest problem to; Iran because the 2009 Inexperienced Motion protests and; set the stage for comparable mass unrest in November of final 12 months. Zam was additionally accused of being get together to the destruction of property, interfering; within the nation’s financial system, working with; the US authorities, spying for French intelligence, and “spying for the intelligence service; of a rustic within the area.”

Mizan wrote the official information web site of the judiciary “This particular person dedicated the prison and corrupt act towards the safety and livelihoods of the Iranian individuals; by way of operating the antagonist Amad Information Telegram channel and espionage communication; with parts linked with international providers which might be towards the Iranian individuals’s safety.”

In line with Mizan, throughout his trials Zam confessed to main the 2017 unrest; which led to “various our compatriots dropping their lives because of the terrorist acts; of mercenary parts linked with foreigners,” and he confessed to being one of many founders; of a council of 29 “regime change” media shops.

Authorities additionally accused Zam of being in direct contact with brokers; from the US Nationwide Safety Company and different international intelligence providers.