{"id":3435,"date":"2025-10-13T10:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/en\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:11:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:11:32","slug":"fardaye-eghtesad-resumes-operations-after-15-month-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/en\/fardaye-eghtesad-resumes-operations-after-15-month-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Fardaye Eghtesad Resumes Operations After 15-Month Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Farda-e-Eghtesad, an Iranian media outlet, has resumed its activities after a 15-month suspension. The outlet\u2019s studio was sealed by Tehran\u2019s Economic Security Police on June 27, 2024, prompting a prolonged closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an announcement on its website and social media platforms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/%db%8c%da%a9-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%88-%d8%b3%d9%87-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%87-%d9%be%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d9%be%d9%84%d9%85%d9%be%d8%8c-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%af\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/%db%8c%da%a9-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%84-%d9%88-%d8%b3%d9%87-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%87-%d9%be%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d9%be%d9%84%d9%85%d9%be%d8%8c-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%af\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fardaye Eghtesad confirmed the resumption of its operations<\/a>. The closure followed an incident on June 7, 2024, when Tehran\u2019s Economic Security Police sealed the outlet\u2019s visual media studio. Sources close to the Defening Free Flow of Information (DeFFI) revealed that the studio was shut down on allegations of using \u201csmuggled\u201d equipment. This came after an earlier incident in February 2024, when the studio was sealed for 20 days, its technical equipment inspected, and a portion confiscated. The second closure, just four months later, on charges of tax evasion related to the equipment, raised concerns about potential extralegal actions against the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 5, 2024, in an unprecedented move, Tehran\u2019s Economic Security Police entered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/en\/tag\/farda-e-eghtesad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/en\/tag\/farda-e-eghtesad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fardaye Eghtesad<\/a>\u2019s newsroom, located at Kian Building in Tehran\u2019s Argentina Square, and detained all staff members present. Following protests by the journalists\u2019 families outside the building and the subsequent media coverage, some detainees were gradually released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the detained journalists, Ali Mirzakhani, the outlet\u2019s editor-in-chief, was released on February 8, 2024. Behzad Bahmannezhad and Mehrdad Asgari, held for 10 days, were freed on February 15, 2024. Nikan Khabazi was released on March 4, 2024 after nearly a month in detention. However, Ali Tasnimi, the last detained member of Fardaye Eghtesad, remained in custody for over two months before being released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farda-e-Eghtesad, an Iranian media outlet, has resumed its activities after a 15-month suspension. The outlet\u2019s studio was sealed by Tehran\u2019s Economic Security Police on June 27, 2024, prompting a prolonged closure. In an announcement on its website and social media platforms, Fardaye Eghtesad confirmed the resumption of its operations. 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