Said Matinpour information

Said Matinpour
Born	(1976-09-22) 22 September 1976 (age 47) Zanjan, Zanjan province, Iran
Occupation(s)	Journalist, activist
Known for	Political prisoner, human rights defender

Said Matinpour (born September 22, 1976 in Zanjan) is an Iranian national cultural activist, journalist and former political prisoner.

In 2009, he was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court. During his imprisonment, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee for the Protection of Journalists called journalist Said Matinpour a prisoner of conscience and demanded his unconditional release.

He was released on August 26, 2015.