Iran yesterday hanged a well-known journalist after security services lured him back from his exile in France.
Ruhollah Zam, 47, was accused of fomenting violence during mass demonstrations in Iran three years ago when he ran a website and a channel on the Telegram messaging app that spread information about the protests as well as damaging claims about regime officials.
Zam fled to France in 2011, after involvement in earlier anti-government protests, and was granted asylum.
He settled in Paris but moved to Mountauban, a small town just north of Toulouse, with his family after receiving threats. He was reportedly protected by the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI), France’s MI5, and travelled in an armoured vehicle.
From his exile, he directed coverage of the
