Source: Radio Zamaneh

Manijeh Najm Araghi, an Iranian writer and translator, was arrested on Sunday to serve out a one-year sentence. Najm Araghi first had been arrested in September of 2010 and was released on bail after three days.

Manijeh Najm Araghi

Her one-year sentence was issued on the charges of membership in the Iranian Writers' Association, mailing announcements from the writers' association and participating in gatherings for the assassinated writers Mohammad Mokhtari and Mohammad Jaffar Pouyandeh.

On May 21, Fariborz Rais Dana, an Iranian economist and another member of the Iranian Writers' Association was arrested. Rais Dana was also sentenced to one year in jail for membership in the writers' association and for giving interviews to the foreign media about the impact of government-subsidy restructuring in Iran.

The Iranian Writers' Association has been working for the rights of writers for over four decades, and its history is one of constant resistance and pressure from the government.

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