Iranian journalist Nazila Maroufian arrested for third time
Iranian journalist Nazila Maroufian has been arrested for the third time for interviewing with Jina Mahsa Amini’s father.
News Center- Iranian journalist Nazila Maroufian (23) has been arrested for the third time for interviewing with Amjad Amini, father of Jina Mahsa Amini. Last night, the young journalist was detained and taken to the Qarchak Prison.
23-year-old Nazila Maroufian was first arrested in November 2022 for interviewing with Jina Mahsa Amini’s father. She was released on bail on January 9. Then, Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court sentenced her to two years in prison with a five-year travel ban on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” and “spreading lies to upset the public conscience through the release of an interview with Jina Mahsa Amini’s father”.
On July 9, she was arrested again when she went to Evin prison to testify. After 36 days in prison, she was released on bail of three million Iranian rials on August 13.