Niloofar Hamedi | |
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Persian: نیلوفر حامدی | |
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Born | 22 October 1992 |
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation | Sports journalism |
Known for | Reporting Mahsa Amini's death |
Awards | UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award, Leuchtturm Prize, John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award |
Niloofar Hamedi (Persian: نیلوفر حامدی; born 22 October 1992) is an Iranian journalist who works for the reformist daily newspaper Shargh.[1] She was arrested during the Mahsa Amini protests for breaking the news about Mahsa Amini and reporting on her treatment by Iran's Morality Police.[2][3] Hamedi is also known for her work as one of the first journalists to have interviewed the family and lawyer for imprisoned writer Sepideh Rashnu, and she published an investigative report on her case.[4][5] Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.