Yashar Soltani

Yashar Soltani (Persian: یاشار سلطانی) is an Iranian journalist who is managing-director and editor-in-chief of Memari News website.

Arrest

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

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
  1. Saeed Kamali Dehghan (4 November 2016), "Silencing of journalist draws huge backlash from Iranian public", The Guardian, retrieved 14 November 2016
  2. Misha Zand (20 September 2016), Multiple arrests in Iran as Rouhani arrives in New York, Al-Monitor, retrieved 14 November 2016
  3. Iran News Round Up, AEI Critical Threats Project, 14 November 2016, retrieved 14 November 2016
  4. "Iran's Other Elections: Local Council Applicants Subjected to Arbitrary Vetting", Center for Human Rights in Iran, 27 April 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  5. 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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