1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/CPJ congratulates press freedom awardee Shamsolvaezin on his release - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="huEOPl2bua"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/09/cpj-congratulates-press-freedom-awardee-shamsolvae/">CPJ congratulates press freedom awardee Shamsolvaezin on his release</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/09/cpj-congratulates-press-freedom-awardee-shamsolvae/embed/#?secret=huEOPl2bua" width="600" height="338" title="“CPJ congratulates press freedom awardee Shamsolvaezin on his release” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="huEOPl2bua" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, September 27, 2001---The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today welcomed the release from prison of Iranian editor Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, who was freed on September 12 after spending 17 months in prison. In an e-mail sent to Shamsolvaezin, CPJ executive director Ann Cooper wrote: "We were happy to learn of your release from prison…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/colophon.gif