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The government alleged that the translation of the book, \u003Cem\u003EA Small Key Can Open a Big Door: The Rojava Revolution\u003C\/em\u003E, poses a threat to national security.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAuthorities had\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hra-news.org\/2020\/hranews\/a-28103\/\u0022\u003E arrested\u003C\/a\u003E Ganji, a board member and former secretary of the Iranian Writer\u2019s Association (IWA), in December 2019. In December 2020, a revolutionary court sentenced him to a total of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pen.org\/press-release\/arash-ganji-summoned-serve-prison-sentence-iran\/\u0022\u003E11 years in prison\u003C\/a\u003E: five years for \u201cconspiracy to act against national security,\u201d five years for \u201cmembership and cooperation with an anti-regime group,\u201d and one year for \u201cpropaganda against the regime.\u201d An appeals court upheld the charges in February 2021. Under Iran\u2019s criminal procedure he must serve the maximum sentence of the three charges, equal to five years in prison.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGanji\u2019s prosecution represents a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2021\/03\/for-translating-a-book-about-syria-arash-ganji-must-serve-5-years-in-an-iranian-prison\/\u0022\u003Ebroader trend\u003C\/a\u003E of targeted attacks on journalists and freedom of expression in Iran, particularly when it involves discussion of Kurdish peoples\u2019 rights. Ganji is the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2021\/03\/for-translating-a-book-about-syria-arash-ganji-must-serve-5-years-in-an-iranian-prison\/\u0022\u003Efourth senior member of the IWA\u003C\/a\u003E to be prosecuted by Iranian authorities since 2019. The IWA, which plays an important role in\u00a0 \u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown\u0022\u003Echallenging censorship\u003C\/a\u003E in Iran, has long been under severe crackdown by officials.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGanji has \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pen.org\/press-release\/arash-ganji-summoned-serve-prison-sentence-iran\/\u0022\u003Eserious health issues\u003C\/a\u003E and requires medical care for a heart condition and deteriorating vision, conditions that may be dangerously worsened in prison. The Iranian authorities should respect the right to freedom of expression, strike down Ganji\u2019s prison sentence for translating a book, and cease criminalizing the work of journalists and writers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]