Kambiz Norouzi Explained

Kambiz Norouzi (کامبیز نوروزی in Persian) is a lawyer, university professor, legal advisor of the Association of Iranian Journalists, in which role he spoke out against the closure of newspapers in 2002,^[1] and lecturer at Center of Media Education in Iran.^[2]

Arrest and imprisonment

Norouzi was arrested during the protests following the disputed June 2009 Iranian presidential election,^{[3] [4]} and in November 2009 was sentenced to two years imprisonment and 74 lashes for conspiracy against national security, spreading anti-government propaganda and disrupting public order.^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Kambiz Norouzi's Arrest and Imprisonment
• List of members of the Iran journalist associations: Kambiz Norouzi. International Federation of Journalists
• The Plight of Iranian Journalists: Kambiz Norouzi. PBS

Notes and References

1. News: ar:خاتمي: سأستقيل إن توقفت مسيرة الإصلاح . http://www.islamonline.net/arabic/news/2002-05/06/article63.shtml . . 5 May 2002 . 23 February 2010 . Arabic . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091106221923/http://www.islamonline.net/Arabic/news/2002-05/06/article63.shtml . November 6, 2009 .
2. Web site: Iran: Tehran journalists’ association expands to become national association . IFJ.
3. Web site: Kambiz Norouzi, legal secretary of journalists’ union arrested . NIA Council.org.
4. News: Iran opposition vows protests will go on . . 27 July 2009 . 23 February 2010 .
5. News: fa:خانواده‌های بازداشت‌شدگان به شدت نگران‌اند . http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_printcontent/0,,4910174,00.html . . 19 November 2009 . 23 February 2010 . Persian .
6. Web site: IPA Publishes List of Arrested Iranian Journalists, Publishers & Writers & Calls for their Immediate Release . International Publishers.org.
7. Web site: Defending Press Freedom Association Convenes First Meeting . Tehran Times.