Siamak Ghaderi

Siamak Ghaderi (; born ) is an Iranian freelance journalist and blogger, formerly an editor with the state news agency IRNA, who was arrested on July 27, 2010, and charged with crimes for covering the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests and the Green Movement protest in Tehran, Iran. Ghaderi was sentenced to 4 years and 60 lashes in Iran's Evin Prison.

Personal Ghaderi is married to Farzaneh Mirzavand and has a son, Ali.

Career Ghaderi is now a freelance journalist. He worked as an editor and reporter for Iran's official news agency IRNA 18 years. Later in his career, he created his own blog IRNA-ye maa where he reported about the protests during the 2009 election season and other news that the IRNA would not cover. Ghaderi also took a job with the Kalame website in order to cover the protest events at Hafte Tir Square and other election news. He lost his job after the election, and then started to protest on the streets. He was warned not to report what was happening on his personal blog. The last time before his arrest that he was warned on February 8, 2010. He then set up his own blog, called IRNA-ye maa, which became his outlet for the street protests and other stories for the 2009 presidential election that were not getting published by IRNA. Pro-government news websites such as Rasekhoon and Highlight News called him a "seditionist" and said he was arrested for "immoral" acts. His blog was blocked by authorities before he was detained. Ghaderi was convicted three months after his arrest but was held in the Ward 209 for nine months.

Awards In 2014, Ghaderi was one of five recipients of the Hellman-Hammett award for courage and conviction. On Tuesday, November 25, the Committee to Protect Journalists awarded Ghaderi the 2014 International Press Freedom award.