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'''The Incident:''' Hassanpour and Hiva were brought before a revolutionary court on charges of spying and subverting national security in articles they had written. They were also linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, a Kurdish rebel group. Iran is bound by a treaty with Turkey to crack down on Kurdish rebel groups. <P> | '''The Incident:''' Hassanpour and Hiva were brought before a revolutionary court on charges of spying and subverting national security in articles they had written. They were also linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, a Kurdish rebel group. Iran is bound by a treaty with Turkey to crack down on Kurdish rebel groups. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The court sentenced the journalists to be hanged as enemies of God. The execution of journalists is rare in Iran, but currently a number of journalists are being held in Iranian prisons. | '''Results of Incident:''' The court sentenced the journalists to be hanged as enemies of God. The execution of journalists is rare in Iran, but currently a number of journalists are being held in Iranian prisons. Both convictions were overturned in 2008 and 2009 but the journalists were then brought up on other charges: Botimar for possession and sale of military grade weapons, and Hassanpour for disclosing information on military bases. They were sentenced to 11 & 10 years in prison, respectively. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Yahoo News | '''Source:''' Yahoo News; http://www.kurdmedia.com/article.aspx?id=15852 | ||
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[[Category:Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolvahed Hiva Botimar]] | [[Category:Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolvahed Hiva Botimar]] | ||
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