Bahman Ahmadi Amouee
Bahman Ahmadi Amouee | |
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| Born | c. 1967 Hellman-Hammett award (2011) |
Bahman Ahmadi Amouee (Persian: بهمن احمدی امویی; born c. 1967)[1] is an Iranian journalist. He served as an editor at the pro-reform business daily Sarmayeh before the paper's 2009 closing and his own imprisonment on state security charges.[2] He is married to fellow journalist Jila Baniyaghoob, who was also imprisoned for her journalistic work.
Background
Amouee is a member of the nomadic
Amouee became an editor at the pro-reform business daily Sarmayeh and an active critic of the Iranian government's economic policies, calling the nation one of the most corrupt in the world.[1] In 2008, he wrote an article questioning why the government could not account for US$238 billion in oil revenues.[3] In addition to his work with the daily newspaper, he also wrote two books: The Political Economy of the Islamic Republic and How did Islamic Revolutionaries became Technocrats?[1]
2009 arrest
Beginning in June 2009, Iran saw
In the same month, Baniyaghoob was tried and convicted for "spreading propaganda against the system" and "insulting the president". The court banned her from practicing journalism for thirty years and sentenced her to a year in prison.
Amouee is serving his sentence at Evin Prison. On 26 July 2010, he was transferred to solitary confinement, prompting him to begin a hunger strike along with several other jailed journalists.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Satereh Sabety (17 October 2009). "Worse than Shah-era Capitulation Laws". Frontline. PBS. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "Iran must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub". Amnesty International. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ Omid Memarian (22 December 2008). "Ahmadinejad plans budget cut as oil price falls". Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Angela Charlton (21 June 2009). "At least 24 reporters arrested in Iran". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b "Iran: Further Information: Three Iranian Journalists Sentenced". Amnesty International. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Harsh sentence for Iranian journalist Amouee". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Iran: End Abuse of Imprisoned Journalists". Human Rights Watch. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Evin Prison hunger strike highlights inhumane conditions". Committee to Protect Journalists. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
