Sam. M. Sarabi is the editor for the Idea & History and book services of Shargh Newspaper, who was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry on February 14, 2011, and has been in detention since then.[1] He was for some time (2012-2014) in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Advisor at Human Rights Watch (HRW).While advising Human Rights Watch, she traveled to Syria and Iraq many times to prepare reports and has been awarded many prizes.[2] After that, he worked as a freelance journalist with some of Persian opposition media like Roozonline, Radiozamaneh, Sharq_e_Parsi (the Persian department of the London's branch of Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper), Khodnevis, etc.

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Sarabi, along with Majid Niknam, Babak Ejlali, Ruhollah Zam and Ahmad Shams is one of the founders of "Amadnews" [3]"[What were the charges against Ruhollah Zam?". www.rahanawww.shoma.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-18.</ref> and he was the chief editors of this media for more than two years. Intelligence forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have repeatedly launched operations to assassinate this journalist but have so far been unsuccessful. But His colleague She didn't have this chance because she was arrested in Iraq and executed in Iran. [4]

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According to the Human Rights House of Iran, there is no information about his arrest and the alleged charges. His summons order had taken place over the phone.[5]

Sarabi had been arrested during the Ashura events and was held in detention for 4 years. The charges against him are propaganda against the regime, insulting the leader, writing the song “I Confess...” and possessing a copy of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses.

Sarabi has told his interrogators he acquired the controversial novel because he planned to publish a special article on the anniversary of the death sentence issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Rushdie.[6]

Sarabi was arrested for more than a month during the protests that followed the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and were released on a 300,000 Dollars.[7][8][9]

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