Who is Yalda Moaiery? Iranian photojournalist sentenced to 15 years over images, reporting

I a ia
photojou alist
Yalda
Moaie y,
k ow
fo
docume ti g
p otests
a d
the
lives
of
wome
i
the
cou t y,
has
bee
se te ced
to
15
yea s
i
p iso .Moaie y
said
the
se te ce
was
ha ded
dow
by
I a ‘s
Revolutio a y
Cou t
u de
legislatio
i t oduced
afte
the
12-day
co flict
betwee
I a
a d
Is ael
i
2025.
I a ia
autho ities
say
the
law
is
i te ded
to
combat
espio age
a d
coope atio
with
hostile
states.The
case
has
d aw
atte tio
because
of
Moaie y’s
lo g
histo y
of
epo ti g
o
p otests
a d
wome ‘s
ights
i
I a .

What
is
Yalda
Moaie y
accused
of?

Moaie y
said
she
we t
to
Teh a ‘s
Revolutio a y
Cou t
but
was
ot
give
official
copies
of
the
docume ts
outli i g
the
case.
A
f ie d
accompa yi g
he
i stead
copied
details
f om
the
cha ge
sheet
by
ha d.Acco di g
to
the
ha dw itte
docume t
eviewed
by
Reute s,
she
was
accused
of
givi g
i te views
to
media
outlets
co side ed
hostile
by
I a ia
autho ities
a d
p ovidi g
photog aphs
to
o ga isatio s
li ked
to
the
US
a d
Is ael.Moaie y
said
she
had
p ovided
CNN
with
photog aphs
showi g
damage
caused
by
ai
st ikes
i
I a
a d
appea ed
i
a
i te view
about
he
wo k
i
Ma ch
2026.

Equipme t
seized
du i g
aids

I
a
stateme t
p ovided
to
Reute s,
Moaie y
said
membe s
of
the
i tellige ce
wi g
of
I a ‘s
Islamic
Revolutio a y
Gua d
Co ps
aided
he
home
du i g
a ti-gove me t
p otests
i
Ja ua y.

She
said
office s
took
he
pho e,
laptop
a d
othe
elect o ic
equipme t.Acco di g
to
Moaie y,
IRGC
office s
etu ed
afte
US
ai
st ikes
o
I a
this
yea
a d
seized
mo e
of
he
belo gi gs.“O
this
occasio ,
they
took
eve ythi g,
i cludi g
eve
the
came as
I
had
ow ed
si ce
childhood,”
she
said.She
said
she
was
questio ed
seve al
times
befo e
he
case
was
se t
to
the
Secu ity
P osecuto ‘s
Office
a d
the
to
the
Revolutio a y
Cou t.“I
was
subjected
to
seve al
i te ogatio s,
a d
eve tually
my
case
was
efe ed
to
B a ch
33
of
the
Secu ity
P osecuto ’s
Office
a d
subseque tly
to
the
Revolutio a y
Cou t.”

P evious
p iso
se te ce

This
is
ot
Moaie y’s
fi st
imp iso me t
ove
he
jou alism.She
p eviously
spe t
two
yea s
i
Gha chak
P iso ,
a
facility
she
had
photog aphed
du i g
he
ca ee .I
2022,
she
was
jailed
fo
th ee
mo ths
a d
se te ced
to
eight
yea s
i
p iso
afte
cove i g
the
atio wide
“Woma ,
Life,
F eedom”
p otests
that
followed
the
death
of
Mahsa
Ami i
i
police
custody.A
am esty
late
educed
that
se te ce,
although
Moaie y
said
the
case
co ti ued
to
esult
i
questio i g
by
autho ities.She
ow
has
10
days
to
appeal
he
latest
se te ce
u de
the
2025
legislatio ,
compa ed
with
the
lo ge
appeal
pe iod
available
u de
p evious
laws.