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Media watchdog: 23 reporters arrested in Iran

Posted Sun, 2009-06-21 12:08 by IRelec09

Media watchdog: 23 reporters arrested in Iran: Via AP on Boston.com aka Boston Globe.

PARIS—Iranian authorities have arrested 23 journalists and bloggers since post-election protests began a week ago, according to a media watchdog that says reporters are a "priority target" for Iran's leadership.

Among those arrested was the head of the Association of Iranian Journalists, Reporters Without Borders said Sunday.

"It's becoming more and more problematic for journalists," said Benoit Hervieu of the Paris-based group, also known by its French acronym RSF.

The group released a list of 23 Iranian journalists, editors and bloggers arrested since June 14, and says it has lost contact with several others believed detained or in hiding. Hervieu said RSF verified each arrest via its network of reporters and activists in Iran. No foreign journalists were on the list.
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Iran's Disputed Election - The Big Picture (photos)

Posted Mon, 2009-06-15 16:01 by IRelec09

Iran's Disputed Election - The Big Picture: Via Boston.com aka Boston Globe.

Editor: A collection of high-res versions of many of the photos that have been passed around recently.

Following up from last Friday's entry about Iran's Presidential Election, Tehran and other cities have seen the largest street protests and rioting since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Supporters of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, upset at their announced loss and suspicions of voter fraud, took to the streets both peacefully and, in some cases, violently to vent their frustrations.
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