Kourosh Karampour

Kourosh Karampour is a poet, journalist, and writer of several books. Karampour has faced a long history of arrests and persecution from Iranian authorities due to his professional activities. He was tried for "propaganda" and "insulting the leadership" in 2022. He was summoned to court for a new case in August 2024. In March 2025, Karampour was sentenced to 2 years in prison for “collaborating with opposition media.”