Amadnews ( Acronym for Agahi "''awareness",'' Mobareze ''"fighting",'' Democracy) is an Iranian news website and Telegram channel. Its chief editor was
Ruhollah Zam
Ruhollah Zam ( fa, روحالله زم, also Romanized as "Rouhollah Zam"; 27 July 197812 December 2020) was an Iranian activist and journalist. Best known for operating a Telegram channel named 'Amadnews', which he founded in 2015, Zam play ...
, it was founded by him,
Sam Mahmoudi, Majid Niknam and
Babak Ejlali.
From 2015 to 2019
Sam Mahmoudi was the media's editor.
Whistleblowing
Some major stories reported by Amadnews include
* Report about personal bank accounts of
Iranian Chief Justice
* Corruption in
Astan Quds Razavi
Astan Quds Razavi ( fa, آستان قدس رضوی, Āstān-e Qods-e Razavi) is a bonyad based at Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manages the Imam Reza shrine and various institutions which belong to the organization.
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Saeed Toosi
Telegram channel suspension
Following request by Iranian government Telegram suspended Amadnews for violence and advertising use of Cocktail Molotov against police during
2017–2018 Iranian protests
Public protests took place in several cities in Iran beginning on 28 December 2017 and continued into early 2018. The first protest took place in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city by population, initially focused on the Economy of Iran, econo ...
. The channel was recreated under another ID "sedaiemardom".
Admin arrest and execution
In October 2019
Ruhollah Zam
Ruhollah Zam ( fa, روحالله زم, also Romanized as "Rouhollah Zam"; 27 July 197812 December 2020) was an Iranian activist and journalist. Best known for operating a Telegram channel named 'Amadnews', which he founded in 2015, Zam play ...
was arrested by IRGC Intelligence in Iraq and extradited to Iran. He was executed December 2020. The IRGC took control of the Telegram channel.
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Iranian news websites
News agencies based in Iran