Monday, January 28, 2013

Iran Arrests 11 Journalists - Israel National News #censorship #iranelections

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/wap/Item.aspx?type=0&item=164649

......” Iran has arrested and taken into custody nearly a dozen journalists, accusing them of cooperation with foreign news outlets. The Islamic Republic claimed the reporters were collaborating with foreign-based, Persian-language media organizations. The journalists are members of six different news organizations, including four daily newspapers, a weekly and the semi-official ILNA news agency.The chief editors of the arrested journalists told The Associated Press on Monday they were detained late Sunday because of their "foreign contacts."

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