Admin of a Telegram channel is detained in Kermanshah
16-April-2020
Category: Freedom of Expression
Breathing in Confinement: Saeed Ahmadi, admin, and director of Telegram news channels in the City of Paveh in Kermanshah Province was arrested by the security forces.
According to the International Federation of Journalists, Saeed Ahmadi, director of a Telegram channel named “Shareh Ka m Paveh” (My City Paveh), was arrested by the city’s intelligence services on Sunday, April 4, 2020.
This media activist has reportedly been arrested because of spreading the news regarding coronavirus outbreak. However, so far no official information has been provided about his charges as well as his whereabouts.
It should be noted that since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, the judiciary in the Islamic Republic has arrested several media activists, doctors, and nurses on charges of spreading the news about the disease.