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| Dozens of Journalists in Jail in Iran |
| By intellsecuworld.com |
| Published: 06/30/2009 |
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Amnesty Says Dozens of Journalists in Jail in Iran By VOA News 26 June 2009 London-based Amnesty International has called on Iranian authorities to release dozens of journalists it says are in jail after being arrested during protests since the disputed June 12 election. The human rights group says the journalists are at risk of torture in detention. Amnesty International says most of the journalists being jailed worked for the newspaper Kalameh Sabz, which was established by the runner-up in the poll, Mir Hossein Mousavi. A spokesman for the group said the organization assumes Iran's government is trying to hide evidence of abuse, and further silence any critical voice.Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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