Kambiz Norouzi
Kambiz Norouzi (کامبیز نوروزی in Persian) is a lawyer, university professor, legal advisor of the Association of Iranian Journalists, in which role he spoke out against the closure of newspapers in 2002,[1] and lecturer at Center of Media Education in Iran.[2]
Arrest and imprisonment[edit]
Norouzi was arrested during the protests following the disputed June 2009 Iranian presidential election,[3][4] and in November 2009 was sentenced to two years imprisonment and 74 lashes for conspiracy against national security, spreading anti-government propaganda and disrupting public order.[5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ خاتمي: سأستقيل إن توقفت مسيرة الإصلاح. Islam Online (in Arabic). 5 May 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Iran: Tehran journalists' association expands to become national association". IFJ.
- ^ "Kambiz Norouzi, legal secretary of journalists' union arrested". NIA Council.org.
- ^ "Iran opposition vows protests will go on". CBC News. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ خانوادههای بازداشتشدگان به شدت نگراناند. Deutsche Welle (in Persian). 19 November 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "IPA Publishes List of Arrested Iranian Journalists, Publishers & Writers & Calls for their Immediate Release" (PDF). International Publishers.org.
- ^ "Defending Press Freedom Association Convenes First Meeting". Tehran Times.
External links[edit]
- Kambiz Norouzi's Arrest and Imprisonment
- List of members of the Iran journalist associations: Kambiz Norouzi. International Federation of Journalists
- The Plight of Iranian Journalists: Kambiz Norouzi. PBS
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