The managing editor of Shargh newspaper says everything being said about Niloufar Hamedi is false.
Mehdi Rahmanian, the managing editor of Shargh newspaper, commented on the joint statement by the country’s security agencies and the accusations of espionage and foreign training of Niloufar Hamedi, a Shargh journalist, with the intention of causing unrest.
These are journalists doing their job. They say these journalists have been trained by foreigners to go and report news. Why would foreigners train them?
Everything being said about her, Niloufar Hamedi, is false. She was not the first to publish Mahsa Amini’s photo, as photos had been published before her. Niloufar coordinated with me from the beginning to the end of this issue. Publishing photos and news is the duty of a journalist, and if someone has done this, they have fulfilled their journalistic duty. Why is it necessary to go abroad to learn journalism? There are plenty of educational resources available in this country too. I am amazed at how two major security organizations in the country spend their time on such matters.