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Iran Detains Journalist After Detaining Her Sister


 Elaheh Mohammadi (right, with fellow journalist Niloofar Hamedi)
Elaheh Mohammadi (right, with fellow journalist Niloofar Hamedi)

Iranian authorities have detained a journalist at a reformist publication, local media reported on February 5, as her sister, also a journalist, remains in custody after reporting on Mahsa Amini's death. Elnaz Mohammadi, a reporter for reformist newspaper Hammihan, was detained at the Evin prosecutor's office in Tehran after she had gone there "for an explanation," reported Shargh, another reformist daily. It was not immediately clear why Mohammadi had been summoned there. Her sister, Elaheh Mohammadi, was arrested on September 29 after reporting for Hammihan from Amini's funeral.

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