Iran: Two Azerbaijani writers missing

May 23rd, 2012

The whereabouts of two Azerbaijani writers remains unknown, after they were allegedly kidnapped in Iran. Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were reportedly set upon by eight men in civilian dress as their bus arrived from Tehran into Tabriz, in northwestern Iran on 2 May. Huseyn, from news website 525 and daily newspaper Kaspiy, and Hajizade, who writes about youth issues on social networks, visited Tehran for the presentation of an Iranian edition of Huseyn’s writings. It is believed the pair are being held by Iranian security forces, though no information has been provided by the authorities.

All the news that’s fit to print?

July 16th, 2009

The New York Times blackout of information on kidnapped journalist David Rohde raised questions about transparent reporting in exceptional circumstances, writes Michael Griffin
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Reporters abducted in Somalia

July 14th, 2009

Two journalists, believed to be French, have been kidnapped from a hotel in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu. Read more here