An Iranian journalist killed himself reportedly in protest against Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hours after demanding the release of four political prisoners.&nbsp;

The 42-year-old Kianoosh Sanjari jumped off from a building on Wednesday (Nov 13) in Tehran after posting on X demanding the release of the prisoners.&nbsp;

According to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, Ali Raniei, a social adviser to Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, said that Sanjari's death should be the subject of a government review.&nbsp;

Ranieri reportedly led the increasing number of suicides in the Islamic nation as "alarming." &nbsp;

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According to The Times of Israel, Sanjari had demanded the release of veteran campaigner Fatemeh Sepehri, Nasreen Shakarami, the mother of a teenager killed during 2022 protests, rapper Tomaj Salehi and civil rights activist Arsham Rezaei.

“If they are not released from prison by 7:00 pm today, Wednesday, and the news of their release is not published on the judiciary news site, I will end my life in protest against the dictatorship of (supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei and his accomplices,” he was reported saying by The Times of Israel.&nbsp;

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“My life will end after this tweet but let’s not forget that we die and die for the love of life, not death,” he reportedly added.

Sanjari worked with Voice Of America (VOA) from 2008 to 2013 and was an opponent of the Islamic Republic’s clerical authorities.

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ABC News reported that the director of the VOA, Michael Abramowitz, offered his condolences in an email to staff.&nbsp;

“Despite the unimaginable repression, brave Iranians continue to risk their lives to make their voices heard," Abramowitz wrote. "I have great respect for those who use their voices to convey the truth to the people of Iran. That includes many of you, and certainly Kianoosh," he wrote in the email.&nbsp;

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An Iranian journalist killed himself reportedly in protest against Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hours after demanding the release of four political prisoners.

An Iranian journalist killed himself reportedly in protest against Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hours after demanding the release of four political prisoners. The 42-year-old Kianoosh Sanjari jumped off from a building on Wednesday (Nov 13) in Tehran after posting on X demanding the release of the prisoners. According to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, Ali Raniei, a social adviser to Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, said that Sanjari's death should be the subject of a government review. Ranieri reportedly led the increasing number of suicides in the Islamic nation as "alarming." Also read | Brazilian police treats Supreme Court bomb blast as 'terror attack', says was 'planned over a long period' According to The Times of Israel, Sanjari had demanded the release of veteran campaigner Fatemeh Sepehri, Nasreen Shakarami, the mother of a teenager killed during 2022 protests, rapper Tomaj Salehi and civil rights activist Arsham Rezaei. “If they are not released from prison by 7:00 pm today, Wednesday, and the news of their release is not published on the judiciary news site, I will end my life in protest against the dictatorship of (supreme leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei and his accomplices,” he was reported saying by The Times of Israel. ۷ شب، پل حافظ، چهارسو pic.twitter.com/xBXjJ5gFpF — Kianoosh Sanjari (@Sanjaribaf) November 13, 2024 × “My life will end after this tweet but let’s not forget that we die and die for the love of life, not death,” he reportedly added. Sanjari worked with Voice Of America (VOA) from 2008 to 2013 and was an opponent of the Islamic Republic’s clerical authorities. Also read | Israel launches attacks on Syria's Damascus, at least 15 killed ABC News reported that the director of the VOA, Michael Abramowitz, offered his condolences in an email to staff. “Despite the unimaginable repression, brave Iranians continue to risk their lives to make their voices heard," Abramowitz wrote. "I have great respect for those who use their voices to convey the truth to the people of Iran. That includes many of you, and certainly Kianoosh," he wrote in the email. (With inputs from agencies)

Iranian journalist kills himself in Tehran after demanding release of four prisoners

Iran&nbsp;rejected as "ridiculous and baseless" the United States' claim of Tehran's involvement in plotting to kidnap a New York journalist and human rights activist who was critical of the Islamic Republic,&nbsp;Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

"This new claim by the US&nbsp;government ... is so baseless and ridiculous that it is not really worth answering," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh.

A Justice Department indictment unsealed on Tuesday showed that US&nbsp;prosecutors have charged four&nbsp;Iranians, alleged to be intelligence operatives for Tehran, with plotting to kidnap the activist. The indictment did not name the target of the plot, but Reuters has confirmed that she is&nbsp;Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.

"This is not the first time that the United States has undertaken such Hollywood scenarios," Khatibzadeh said.

Iran's intelligence services have in the past detained opposition figures and journalists abroad, including the 2020 arrest of Jamshid Sharmahd, a US-based leader of a pro-monarchist group whom Tehran accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks.

Iran&nbsp;did not say how or where Sharmahd, who is in jail in&nbsp;Iran, was detained.

In October 2019,&nbsp;Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had trapped Paris-based dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam in a “complex operation using intelligence deception”. It did not say where the operation took place.

Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed in&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;in 2020.

Iran rejected as "ridiculous and baseless" the United States' claim of Tehran's involvement in plotting to kidnap a New York journalist and human rights activist who was critical of the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

Iran rejected as "ridiculous and baseless" the United States' claim of Tehran's involvement in plotting to kidnap a New York journalist and human rights activist who was critical of the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. "This new claim by the US government ... is so baseless and ridiculous that it is not really worth answering," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. A Justice Department indictment unsealed on Tuesday showed that US prosecutors have charged four Iranians, alleged to be intelligence operatives for Tehran, with plotting to kidnap the activist. The indictment did not name the target of the plot, but Reuters has confirmed that she is Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. "This is not the first time that the United States has undertaken such Hollywood scenarios," Khatibzadeh said. Iran's intelligence services have in the past detained opposition figures and journalists abroad, including the 2020 arrest of Jamshid Sharmahd, a US-based leader of a pro-monarchist group whom Tehran accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks. Iran did not say how or where Sharmahd, who is in jail in Iran, was detained. In October 2019, Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had trapped Paris-based dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam in a “complex operation using intelligence deception”. It did not say where the operation took place. Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed in Iran in 2020.

US claim on plot to kidnap journalist ridiculous: Iran

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