Yalda Moaiery | |
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| Persian: یلدا معیری | |
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Known for | war photographs, natural disasters photographs, protest photographs, conflict photographs |
Yalda Moaiery (Persian: یلدا معیری) is an Iranian photojournalist, she is known for war, protest, natural disaster, and conflict photographs.[1][2][3] In 2019, she gained international notoriety after Donald Trump had used one of her photos on social media to support an attack on Iran, which she publicly spoke out on.[4] During the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022, she was one of around twenty journalists arrested in Iran.[5][6][7] She is a member of the Iranian Photojournalists Association (IPJA).[8]
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- ^ Ta, Ha Minh (October 1, 2022). "Why Threats to Journalists are Increasing in Iran". Nieman Foundation. Harvard University. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "کمیته حفاظت از روزنامهنگاران خواستار آزادی یلدا معیری، عکاس مطبوعاتی، شد". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Matamoros, Cristina Abellan (2019-02-13). "'Trump hurt me and my family, then he stole my photo to blame Iran'". EuroNews. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Iran steps up journalist, activist arrests as anti-regime protests rage". France 24. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Irán libera a la fotógrafa Yalda Moaiery tras pasar 92 días en prisión por documentar las protestas". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Iran Arrests Prominent Activist, Journalist: Reports". Barron's. Agence France Presse (AFP). September 23, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "دستگیری یلدا معیری عکاس مشهور ایرانی در اعتراضات تهران" [The arrest of famous Iranian photographer Yalda Meiri during the protests in Tehran]. IranWire (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-02.