Iranian jailed journalists
Jailed journalist on hunger strike
Jailed journalist Khosro Kordpour, director of the Mokerian News Agency in Kurdistan, has been on hunger strike for 11 days at the Intelligence Ministry’s Oroumiyeh Detention Centre as a protest against his undetermined state in custody. » read more
News of death brings heart attack to jailed journalist
Jailed journalist Mohammad Davari has suffered a heart attack in Evin Prison after hearing the news of his brother’s death. » read more
Iran repeats accusations against detained journalists
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has issued a second statement regarding the arrest of a number of journalists in the past week, once again accusing them of having links to foreign media. » read more
MP says journalist arrests went too far
Conservative Iranian MP Ali Motahari has slammed the recent wave of journalist arrests for “depriving reporters of their mental and professional peace.” » read more
Another Iranian journalist jailed amid outrage
Ali Dehghan has become the latest journalist to be swept up in a wave of arrests by Iranian authorities, despite widespread outrage over the past few days both inside and outside Iran. » read more
Zamaneh denies link with detained journalists
Zamaneh has denied any connection or collaboration with the journalists recently detained in Iran and draws attention to the Islamic Republic’s often-used policy of persecuting journalists by accusing them of collaborating with foreign media. » read more
Details emerge in journalist arrests
New details have been reported regarding the arrest of more than a dozen journalists in Tehran in the last few days, with the mother of one of the detainees calling the arrest of her daughter “illegal.” » read more
Mehr: Some journalists freed after recent arrests
The Mehr News Agency reported on Tuesday that some of the Iranian journalists arrested in recent days have been released. » read more
Denials, whispers swirl around journalist arrests
Mohammad Hosseiny, the Iranian Minister of Culture and Guidance, has commented on the recent arrest of more than a dozen journalists, saying their charges are not related to the media. » read more
Journalists arrested by order of new court
Reports from Tehran indicate that at least 10 journalists were arrested there on January 27 by security forces carrying arrest warrants from the newly established Court of Media and Culture. » read more














