Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed were handed out a seven-year sentence in a maximum security prison in the country each on Monday over charges of spreading false news and supporting terrorism, Buzzfeed reported.
The ruling favors Sony affiliate MSM Pvt Ltd, who have filed the complaint and argued that as the authorized broadcaster of the tournament, the sites live-streaming the football matches have violated its rights, The Economic Times said.
FIFA head of media Delia Fischer has shot down these allegations and denied an additional report that the organization can pay compensation of their officials in cash at the latter's request.
The video, which is directed by Farshad Hosseini, has featured scenes from both inside and outside of Iran, which included the city of Shahroud. The two were arrested in the said city, AP added.
