According to reports in the Iranian media, Abbas Abadi, a journalist and political activist, was sentenced to a year in prison for publishing a note in the Atmad newspaper.

According to reports in the Iranian media, Abbas Abadi, a journalist and political activist, was sentenced to a year in prison for publishing a note in the Atmad newspaper.

In this case Atmed newspaper was sentenced to two months of suspension of activity and publication.

Mr. Abdi, in part of that note, published in Atmed newspaper on May 16, warned against the publication of "fake news" by some extremist representatives and said: "These people say what they want in the name of representation, and no one comes to correct them."

After the publication of this memo, the prosecutor's office in Tehran prosecuted him and the Atmad newspaper on a number of charges, including "creating a false dichotomy and discord between the social classes" and "publishing lies and incorrect content."

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