Media watchdog says 7 photographers, 1 cameramen detained in Iran, most in recent days
By APThursday, July 16, 2009
Media monitor: 7 photographers detained in Iran
PARIS — Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of them over the past week.
The Paris-based group listed five Iranian photographers seized Saturday, nearly a month after the June 12 presidential elections that prompted a wave of opposition protests. It says French-Iranian cameraman Said Movahedi was detained July 9.
The reason for the arrests is unclear.
Reporters Without Borders said in a statement Thursday that “The Iranian government fears images” of the protests.
The group says at least five other photographers or cameramen have been injured by police or militias during the crackdown on opposition protesters. It says 41 journalists are behind bars in Iran.
Tags: Europe, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Paris, Protests And Demonstrations, Western Europe
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July 18, 2009: 9:56 am
Due to the heavy censorship of mainstream media, citizen journalists relied on social media, such as Twitter and YouTube, to communicate the situation to both Iranians and the outside world in real time. |
Muhammad Yaqoob