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Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information – Journalists, Bloggers Arrested Ahead of Elections

  Source: Human Rights WatchIranian authorities should immediately charge or release at least 10 journalists and bloggers arrested since the beginning of 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests appear to be part of the government’s most recent campaign to disrupt the free flow of information ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2.