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Imprisoned
November 2
Hesmatollah Tabarzadi, Payam-e-Daneshjoue, IMPRISONED
Iranian authorities arrested Tabarzadi, the director of the radical weekly magazine Payam-e-Daneshjoue, for challenging a publication ban on the magazine. Tabarzadi was freed on bail Nov. 9. Payam-e-Daneshjoue is run by university students known for their tough criticism of President Mohamed Hashemi Rafsanjani and his government's controversial reform policies.
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