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masoud Kazemi(born december 17 1981)is a journalist and human rights activist in Iran. Kazemi is mostly needed in Iran due to the publication of many reports in the field of political and economic corruption, and in particular the case of Babak Zanjani.

Massoud Kazemi has a history of working with media outlets such as Shargh newspaper, Qanun, Solidarity, People Today and IRNA news agency, Seda weekly and Pouya community weekly and many other official Iranian media outlets. He was also the editor of the socio-political monthly Voice of Persia for some time. On his Twitter page, Kazemi also covered journalism and human rights activities in Iran.

First arrest
Massoud Kazemi was arrested for the first time on November 5, 2016 by the IRGC Intelligence Organization.

After spending six days in solitary confinement in Ward 2A of Evin Prison, he was released on 100 million bail.

Second arrest

Massoud Kazemi was arrested again on June 22, 2017 by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran and transferred to Evin Prison. In an interview with the media, Kazemi's lawyer reported that Judge Moghiseh had insulted and cursed his client. "Cut your tongue."

Kazemi's lawyer also stated that the judge had issued a verdict against the accused before receiving his defense.

Finally, on June 3, 2017, while the journalist was in prison, he was sentenced by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court to four and a half years in prison.

This sentence was upheld by the court of appeals, which was applicable for two years, citing Note 134 of the Islamic Penal Code. 2 years in prison for insulting the leadership, 2 years in prison for spreading lies and 6 months in prison for insulting regime officials. Kazemi was also sentenced to two years in prison and is now banned from leaving.This journalist finally announced on April 7, 2016, considering that he has served more than a third of his sentence in Evin Prison and has been released from prison after the Nowruz circular of the Judiciary.

Reactions to the imprisonment of Masoud Kazemi
The arrest and imprisonment of Massoud Kazemi provoked many reactions in the international arena. Amnesty International upheld the 4.5 prison sentence of Massoud Kazemi, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Sada-e Parsi, and issued a statement calling the sentence unjust and calling for his immediate and unconditional release from prison.

The Washington Post reported on June 28, 1998, in a wide-ranging report that Massoud Kazemi, an experienced journalist, went to court and was jailed for propaganda against the government for tweeting about government corruption.

In September 2019, Kazemi was included in the list of world-pressed journalists detained and harassed by the government in 2019 by the Coalition of 10 International Media for Freedom of the Press. The report was covered by reputable media outlets such as Time magazine and the New York Times.

In January 2020, Massoud Kazemi was named one of the world's most pressed journalists by the Coalition of Forty International Media for Freedom of the Press, who remains in prison after the November 1998 protests in Iran and the Internet cut off.

Also in November 2019, the Australian Pen Association published a report about Massoud Kazemi, writing that we should be careful that governments can not break any pen.

In March 2020, the US State Department released its annual report on human rights abuses around the world. Persians have been referred to for four and a half years as human rights violations.