An Iranian court cleared two jailed journalists of collaborating with the United States, and reduced their sentences over reports about the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, that had triggered protests in 2022, Iran's worst domestic unrest for decades.

An Iranian court cleared two jailed journalists of collaborating with the United States, and reduced their sentences over reports about the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, that had triggered protests in 2022, Iran's worst domestic unrest for decades. Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi sentenced a year ago to 13 and 12 years in prison respectively, had their terms reduced to five years, judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir told a news conference on Sunday. Also read: Israel vs UN: Netanyahu tells Guterres to withdraw south Lebanon peacekeepers "They were acquitted of the charge of collaboration with the U.S. in the appeal court," Jahangir said. The two journalists were jailed for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while she was being held by the morality police over accusations she breached Iran's Islamic dress code laws. Also read: Hamas tried to persuade Iran and Hezbollah to join its Oct 7 attack: Report Her death sparked nationwide protests in late 2022 and 2023 that grew into Iran's biggest domestic unrest since the 1979 revolution that brought Iran's cleric rulers to power. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Iran cuts jail terms for reporters who covered Mahsa Amini’s death, drops US collaboration charge

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Iran cuts jail terms for reporters who covered Mahsa Amini’s death, drops US collaboration charge