On Saturday, France condemned the execution of the Iranian journalist, Ruhollah Zam, saying that it is an unacceptable barbaric act that undermines freedom of expression in Iran.
In a statement, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced its anger the serious breach of free expression and press freedom in Iran after the execution of the Paris-dissident journalist was reported by Iranian state media.
“This is a barbaric and unacceptable act that goes against the country’s international commitments," it added.
Notably, Iran executed Iranian journalist earlier today, according to state media.
Zam, the executed, was found guilty of "corruption on earth," a charge that does not specify a crime but is sometimes used by the Iranian government for alleged attempts to overthrow it.
Zam ran the online opposition news site Amad News, which was accused by Tehran of inciting violence during deadly protests in 2017 and 2018, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported in 2019.
He had been living in exile in France when he was arrested by Iranian authorities in October 2019.
The circumstances of how and where he was detained remain unclear. The journalist left France on October 11, according to the French foreign ministry. Three days later, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released a statement saying it had detained him.
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