Ruhollah Zam

Ruhollah Zam

Ruhollah Zam was an Iranian activist and journalist. He was best known for operating a Telegram channel named ‘Amadnews’, which he founded in 2015. Zam played a high-profile role in the 2017–18 Iranian protests. In June 2020, an Iran court found him guilty of \”corruption on earth\” for running a popular anti-government forum.

About Ruhollah Zam in brief

Summary Ruhollah ZamRuhollah Zam was an Iranian activist and journalist. He was best known for operating a Telegram channel named ‘Amadnews’, which he founded in 2015. Zam played a high-profile role in the 2017–18 Iranian protests, during which he devoted special coverage. In June 2020, an Iran court found him guilty of \”corruption on earth\” for running a popular anti-government forum.

Zam was sentenced to death by an Iranian court and was executed on 12 December 2020. Reporters Without Borders condemned the execution and stated “RSF is outraged at this new crime of Iranian justice and sees @ali_khamenei as the mastermind of this execution”