Fereshteh Ghazi

Fereshteh Ghazi is an Iranian journalist and human rights activist.

In 2004 she worked for the newspaper Etemad.[1] She is well known for the coverage of Zahra Kazemi's murder in Evin prison. She was herself arrested and imprisoned on two occasions in 2004[2] During her imprisonment she shared a cell with Shahla Jahed.[3] Upon her release, Ghazi was taken directly to a hospital for treatment[4] due to her poor physical and mental condition.

Ghazi is married to Ahmad Begloo,[1] who is a musician.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Journalists jailed as Iran closes net". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. Reporters Without Borders (8 March 2005). "RSF pays tribute to women journalists under threat". IFEX. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. Saeed Kamali Dehghan (1 December 2010). "Iran executes woman accused of murdering lover's wife". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. Nazila Fathi (26 December 2004). "Let Down by Iran's Leader, Young Advocates Leave Politics". New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  5. Russell Skelton (20 March 2005). "Cracks in Iran's revolutionary road". The Age. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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