Reporters Without Borders has learned that two other journalists were arrested yesterday after being summoned to Tehran’s Evin prison, bringing to 14 the total number of journalists arrested during the past three days on charges of collaborating with groups opposed to the “Islamic Revolution.”
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At least 5 students of senior dissident cleric arrested in Shiraz
Iranian authorities have arrested five students of a leading dissident cleric in the southern city of Shiraz, human rights sources say.
Rights Group: Release 14 Iran Reporters
Human Rights group Amnesty International has called on Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 14 journalists who were detained as part of raids on Iranian newspapers.
Four Gonabadi Dervishes Arrested
Four Gonabadi Dervishes were arrested by security forces on the Isfahan-Shahrekord road.
Jailed Dervish Ali Reza Roushan Shaved Hair to Protest Abusive Behavior by Security Forces Toward Imprisoned Dervishes
Gonabadi dervish, Ali Reza Roushan who is currently serving his sentence in Ward 350 of Evin Prison, shaved his hair off to protest violations of dervishes rights.
Massive Arrests of Journalists in Tehran After Prosecutor Hints “Mouthpiece of Enemy”
Security forces raided editorial rooms of Tehran-based newspapers and publications Bahar, Shargh, Arman, Etemad, and Aseman Weekly, and arrested several journalists who worked there. According to reports, the forces entered offices for the five publications simultaneously and in addition to arresting the journalists, searched and videotaped the premises.
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in Critical Condition on Day 14 of Hunger Strike
Jailed Gonabadi dervishes Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri who have been on hunger strike since Dey 27 (Jan 15) , appear to be in critical health condition.
Two Iranian journalists arrested
Two more Iranian journalists were arrested by Iranian security forces on the night of Saturday January 26. Milad Fadayi-Asl, the head of ILNA’s political section, and Soleyman Mohammadi, a reporter for Bahar daily newspaper , were arrested and transferred to Evin Prison, the Kaleme opposition website reports.
Iran sentences US Christian to eight years: group
A Tehran court on Sunday sentenced an Iranian-American pastor to eight years in prison over his role in underground churches in the Islamic nation, a US group supporting him said.
Security Forces Raid 5 Iranian Newspapers
Iranian security forces are reported to have arrested more than a dozen journalists in raids on five newspapers in Tehran.