Yashar Soltani (Persian: یاشار سلطانی) is an Iranian journalist who is managing-director and editor-in-chief of Memari News website.
Arrest edit
In September 2016, following publishing a set of declassified reports involving General Inspection Office on the controversial transfer of properties held by the Tehran Municipality to a number of people, he was arrested.[1][2] He was released in November.[3]
Politics edit
Soltani stood as a candidate for the City Council of Tehran in the Iranian local elections, 2017.[4] He was placed 43rd with 256,424 votes, unable to win a seat.[5]
References edit
- ^ Saeed Kamali Dehghan (4 November 2016), "Silencing of journalist draws huge backlash from Iranian public", The Guardian, retrieved 14 November 2016
- ^ Misha Zand (20 September 2016), Multiple arrests in Iran as Rouhani arrives in New York, Al-Monitor, retrieved 14 November 2016
- ^ Iran News Round Up, AEI Critical Threats Project, 14 November 2016, retrieved 14 November 2016
- ^ "Iran's Other Elections: Local Council Applicants Subjected to Arbitrary Vetting", Center for Human Rights in Iran, 27 April 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
- ^ آگهی نتیجه انتخابات پنجمين دوره شورای اسلامی شهر تهران (PDF) (in Persian), Ministry of Interior, 21 May 2017, retrieved 22 May 2017
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