 In November 2007, freelance journalist Adnan Hassanpour received a death sentence for "undermining national security," "spying," "separatist propaganda" and being a "mohareb" (fighter against God).He refused to sign a confessions, and it is theorized that he was arrested for his work with US-funded radio stations Radio Farda and Voice of America.Hassanpour's sentence was overturned on 4 September 2008, by the Tehran Supreme Court.