Ehsan Mehrabi
{{Short description|Iranian journalist}}
Ehsan Mahrabi,{{cite web|url=http://archive.radiozamaneh.com/english/category/write-ups/ehsan-mehrabi|title=Ehsan Mehrabi - Radio Zamaneh: Independent Media, Debate and E-learning for Iran|work=radiozamaneh.com}} born in 1978, is an Iranian journalist who worked for reformist newspapers including Hambastegi, Etemad, and Etemad Melli. In addition to his work as a journalist, he has a background in civil engineering. At the time of his arrest, Mehrabi was working as a correspondent for Farhikhtegan newspaper in Iran.
Government relations
Mehrabi was arrested with a group of other journalists on February 7, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/02/mass-arrests-of-journalist-akbar-montajabi-ehsan-mehrabi-jalali-farahani-ali-kalaee-and-somayeh-momeni-in-prison/|title=Mass arrests of journalist: Akbar Montajabi, Ehsan Mehrabi, Jalali Farahani, Ali Kalaee, and Somayeh Momeni in Prison|work=International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran|date=8 February 2010 }} He was released from Evin Prison on May 2, 2010. The Islamic Revolutionary Court issued Mehrabi a one-year prison sentence, which began in January, 2011.