Masoud Lavasani

Masoud Lavasani (), (born 1979) is an Iranian journalist and blogger. Lavasani was the culture editor of the newspaper ''Aftab Yazd'' in Tehran and has also worked for ''Shargh'', ''Hamshahri'' and ''Etemad'' as well as the Mehr News Agency.

Masoud Lavasani was arrested on June 30, 2009, following the disputed 2009 Iranian Presidential election. He was charged with "Engaging in propaganda activities against the regime". Judge Pir Abassi in the Revolutionary Court sentenced him to eight and a half years in prison. He was also issued a lifelong ban from journalism. In the Appeals Court Massoud Lavasani's sentence was reduced to six years in prison and a ten-year ban from journalism. Provided by Wikipedia