Newspapers raided and journalists arrested in Iran

Newspapers raided and journalists arrested in Iran

Four newspapers in Iran have been raided by government security officials and a number of journalists taken into custody. br br The semi-official Mehr news agency says the journalists are suspected of co-operating with anti-government Persian-language media organisations outside the country. The arrests come four months ahead of Iran's presidential election in June.


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Uploaded: 2013-01-28

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