Ruhollah Zam
Ruhollah Zam | |
|---|---|
| روحالله زم | |
| Born | September 1973 (age 50) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Film director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Ruhollah Zam (روحالله زم in Persian, born September 1973) is an Iranian journalist and the son of a conservative[1] cleric Mohammad Ali Zam and a prominent Iranian journalist who played a high-profile role in the Iranian protests of December 2017.[2][3][4] He is the editor in chief of Amad News, a prominent Iranian opposition news website and Telegram channel.[5] As of October 2018, his channel "Sedaie Mardom" had 1.8 million followers.[6]
Career
Coverage of Iranian Corruption
In 2016 Zam's channel AmadNews published a story claiming that £50 million was transferred to Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani's bank accounts every year.[7]
Khaybar Center Leaks
In January 2017 Zam claimed that Mohammad Hussein Tajik had been his source on the secret workings of the Khaybar center, an Iranian cyber unit that he said had carried out attacks against targets in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.[8]
2017–18 Iranian Protests
Zam used his channels on the Telegram app to plan protests as well as to share videos of the protests.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.ensafnews.com/53218/پاسخ-روح-الله-زم-به-پدرش/.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "روح الله زم در نامه ای به خامنه ای از نقش وزیر اطلاعات در بازجویی زندانیان پرده برداشت". www.peykeiran.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "Protests in Iran fanned by exiled journalist, messaging app". AP News. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ "روح الله زم : آمدنیوز را من تاسیس کردم". basijnews.ir. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ https://amadnews.org/tag/روح-الله-زم/.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Najibullah, Farangis (January 5, 2018). "Controversial Exile Using Social Media To Try To Bring Down Iranian Government". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Dehghan, Saeed (28 November 2018). "Iranian judicial authorities attempt arrest of MP". The Guardian.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Hamid, Saleh (January 15, 2017). "Secret details emerge on Iran's Cyber Army". Al-Arabiya. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Revealed: The exiled Iranian journalist who used anonymous messaging app Telegram to stir up protests before it was shut down by the regime". Daily Mail. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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