Iranian journalist awarded 2010 Golden Pen of Freedom

摘要

Ahmad Zeid-Abadi, an Iranian journalist and political analyst who was imprisoned following Iran's disputed presidential election in June 2009, has been awarded the 2010 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of WAN-IFRA.rnZeid-Abadi is known for an open letter he wrote from prison in 2000 protesting the judiciary's treatment of imprisoned journalists. The letter was widely distributed despite attempts by authorities to suppress its publication.