CPJ: Journalist trials to begin in Iran; charges of ‘sending pictures to enemy media’
July 31st, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
From the Committtee to Protect Journalists: “After more than a month of detention, several journalists may face trial beginning on Saturday on charges of ‘sending pictures to enemy media’.”
In addition, three documentary filmmakers were arrested on Thursday; the total of journalists currently held in Iranian jails is currently 42, the highest count in the world.
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July 31st, 2009 at 3:02 pm
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