Iran court sentences photojournalist Artin Ghazanfari to 26 years under espionage law

Single source · Tehran, Iran · 2026-10-26

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, citing reporting by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iran's Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Bahá'í photojournalist Artin Ghazanfari to 26 years and journalist Omid Faraghat to 10 years under the espionage law, with the verdict communicated on October 26. The event is a single report with no confirmation or denial from other sources yet.

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• Committee to Protect Journalists, 2026-10-28 15:54 UTC

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• 2026-10-28 16:30 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-28 16:34 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-28 15:54 UTC; last updated 2026-10-28 16:34 UTC.

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