More than 100 prominent journalists from 47 countries sent a petition to the Iranian government today calling for the immediate release of Maziar Bahari, Newsweek’s Tehran correspondent, who has been held without charge in an Iranian jail since 21 June.
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On 6 July, 22 of the 25 jailed employees of Kalameh Sabz, the newspaper owned by Mir Hossein Mousavi were released. Three editorial staff are still in jail.
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Anglo-Greek journalist Iason Athanasiadis has been released from prison in Tehran. Athanasiadis is believed to have been the only non-Iranian to be held in the crackdown on post-election protests.
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Iranian-Canadian journalist’s supposed “confession” suggests serious human rights abuses
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