also presents its annual freedom of speech prize on this day and this year it goes to iran's sadik. he was criticized he has criticized the iranian government over the way that it reacted to protests there last year. at the end of december twenty seventeen iran's though its biggest anti-government demonstrations in almost a decade the protests quickly spread to dozens of cities and towns across the country. just days after the unrest to rep did so dexie back alam gave an interview to d.w. far as the he characterized the demonstrators as young people disappointed with the entire political system. and sad more than two thirds of people are dissatisfied with the islamic republic those views didn't go down well with the a rainy and or thorazine they accused of spreading false information and propaganda against the islamic republic. he was sentenced to eighteen months in prison and barred from social media for two years she is appealing the decision. why should they be punished someone has expressed an opinion what she's not compact at goal which is starting line which is not in all of t