Reporters Without Borders is warning of worsening press freedom and treatment of detained journalists in Iran as well as more arrests in the past few days.
Agence France-Presse correspondent Farhad Pouladi and Nafiseh Zareh Kohan, a journalist who writes for various pro-reform newspapers, were arrested in Tehran during demonstrations marking the 30th anniversary of the US embassy’s seizure. Hassin Assadi Zidabadi, a blogger who heads a student human rights committee was also arrested this week.
“Journalists are still being kidnapped or arrested illegally in Iran,” Reporters Without Borders said. “At least 100 journalists and cyber-dissidents have been arrested in the past 145 days (since the 12 June presidential election) and 23 three of them are still being held. More than 50 journalists have left the country and those who have stayed are subject to constant harassment.”
Agence France-Presse correspondent Farhad Pouladi and Nafiseh Zareh Kohan, a journalist who writes for various pro-reform newspapers, were arrested in Tehran during demonstrations marking the 30th anniversary of the US embassy’s seizure. Hassin Assadi Zidabadi, a blogger who heads a student human rights committee was also arrested this week.
“Journalists are still being kidnapped or arrested illegally in Iran,” Reporters Without Borders said. “At least 100 journalists and cyber-dissidents have been arrested in the past 145 days (since the 12 June presidential election) and 23 three of them are still being held. More than 50 journalists have left the country and those who have stayed are subject to constant harassment.”
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