Iranian Kurdish reporter Mostafa Nemati, who writes for the state-run economic weekly magazine Tejarat-e-Farda, where he covers corruption and politics in relation to Iran’s economy, was detained on October 29, 2024 after he responded to a summons from a court inside Tehran’s Evin prison. According to a source familiar with a case, who spoke to CPJ in the condition of anonymity due to the fear of reprisal, his prosecution stems from reporting on human rights and economic issues that was critical of the government.
In September 2024, Nemati was convicted of “spreading propaganda against the state,” “false news,” and “religious insult,” according to the exiled-based Human Rights News Agency (HRANA). He was sentenced to to 40 months in prison.
On October 14, 2025, Nemati was released from prison after serving a total of 211 days.
Nemati was first arrested and held in Evin prison for three weeks in May, 2024, when his newborn son was only 13 days old, the exiled-based Persian language news website, IranWire reported.
Nemati was imprisoned in ward 8 of Evin prison, Tehran. His mental health reportedly deteriorated while in prison.
CPJ emailed Iran’s mission to the United Nations in New York city in late 2024 for comment on the case of Nemati and other imprisoned Iranian journalists but received no response.