In February 2010, Zeid-Abadi and fellow journalist Massoud Bastani were transferred to Rajaee Shahr Prison. Zaid-Abadi’s wife, Mahdieh Mohammadi, said conditions there were crowded and unsanitary, the International Campaign for Human Rights in reported. She said she feared malnutrition and the spread of disease.In 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, Zeid-Abadi was granted short furloughs after posting bail, according to news websites. He was awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in 2011 and the World Association of Newspapers’ Golden Pen of Freedom Award in 2010.