Amadnews

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Amadnews
Amadnews Logo.jpg
Type of site
News Agency
Available inFarsi
Founder Ruhollah Zam
URL amadnews.co
RegistrationRegistered in France on 14 September 2019 [1]
Launched2015

Amadnews is one of the politically active websites and news channels focused on Iran. "Amadnews" was introduced as an acronym for three words, Awareness, Struggle, and Democracy, and its operators described themselves as close to protest movements and popular currents and stated their goal as exposing and publishing behind-the-scenes news and information of the Iranian government. This media outlet claimed that it was able to deliver confidential news from various parts of the ruling establishment to its audience. The late Ruhollah Zam was one of the well-known and principal figures in the establishment and administration of this website. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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The Amadnews Telegram channel was also one of the highly followed and news-making political channels. Its number of members surpassed 500,000 in August 2017 and reached approximately 600,000 by mid-October of the same year. In mid-December 2017 it exceeded 750,000 and by late December reached approximately 850,000. In late December 2017 the number of members also surpassed 1,400,000. This channel was blocked on 30 December 2017, simultaneously with the protests of 2017, due to encouragement of violence by Telegram.

Ruhollah Zam, using the alias Nima, removed several administrators who had not complied with the editorial rules of news reporting, Amadnews, and Telegram from managing the channel and appointed individuals such as his long-time friends, including Maziyar, as technical manager and content supervisor. After that, another channel under the name "Sedaye Mardom" continued its activity. Ruhollah Zam and Maziyar on 14 September 2019, together with a lawyer, registered Amad News under the name Amad News Agency in France. [7]

Whistleblowing

Some major stories reported by Amadnews include

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. The channel was recreated under another ID "sedaiemardom". [10]

Admin arrest and execution

In October 2019 Ruhollah Zam was arrested by IRGC Intelligence in Iraq and extradited to Iran. He was executed December 2020. The IRGC took control of the Telegram channel. [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Official registration of Amad News Agency" (in French). Journal officiel de la République française. 14 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ruhollah Zam, un opposant au parcours tragique". www.liberte-algerie.com. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ruhollah Zam, vie et mort d'un activiste iranien". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  4. ↑ "How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution". www.rfi.fr. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  5. ↑ "El trágico destino de Ruhollah Zam: de la élite iraní a la horca". www.elpais.com.uy. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  6. ↑ https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/pdf/2021/feb/03/kt.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/pages/associations-detail-annonce/?q.id=id:201900371861
  8. ↑ "وزیر اقتصاد 'شایعات در مورد حساب های بانکی رئیس قوه قضاییه' را رد کرد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ↑ "آستان قدس: پرونده سوءاستفاده مالی به دادسرا رفته و یک مدیر عزل شده". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  10. ↑ "دوروف: ایران دسترسی به تلگرام را مسدود می‌کند". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  11. ↑ ها, اخبار استان. "روح الله زم پست‌های آمدنیوز رو از بچه‌های اطلاعات میگرفت!". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  12. ↑ "Ruhollah Zam: Iran executes journalist accused of fanning unrest". BBC News. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
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