Iranian newspapers lay on the ground in front of a kiosk in Tehran on April 4, 2015. On January 23, 2019, journalist Yashar Soltani, who reported on corruption in Tehran land deals, was sentenced to five years in prison. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)
Iranian newspapers lay on the ground in front of a kiosk in Tehran on April 4, 2015. On January 23, 2019, journalist Yashar Soltani, who reported on corruption in Tehran land deals, was sentenced to five years in prison. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)

Iran sentences journalist to five years over corruption report