27 Jul 2009 | Uncategorized
Committe to Protect Journalists will be collecting signatures until 31 July on a Facebook petition in support of Maziar Bahari, Newsweek’s Tehran correspondent, who is being held without charge in Iran.
Bahari, who is also an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, was detained on 21 June as part of Iran’s post-election crackdown on the media. More than 100 prominent journalists from around the world signed a letter calling for Bahari’s release on 15 July.
You can sign the Facebook petition here. Please remember to ask your Facebook friends to sign as well.
15 Jul 2009 | Middle East and North Africa, News and features
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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1 Jul 2009 | Middle East and North Africa, News and features
Iranian-Canadian journalist’s supposed “confession” suggests serious human rights abuses
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22 Jun 2009 | Middle East and North Africa, News and features
Index on Censorship calls for the release of renowned Canadian-Iranian journalist and filmmaker
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