The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders says it is concerned by what it calls the growing repression of journalists and cyber-dissidents in Iran.<\/p>\n
In a report issued Sunday, the RSF (Reporters Sans Frontieres) announced the detention of five more journalists. RSF says 41 journalists are currently imprisoned in Iran a month after the country’s contested election.<\/p>\n
RSF says Iran is currently the world’s biggest prison for journalists, and is becoming the world’s most dangerous place for them to operate.<\/p>\n
RSF says the recently-detained journalists include photographers Majid Saidi and Tohid Bighi, blogger Henghameh Shahidi, and journalists Somaieh Nosrati and Said Matinpour.<\/p>\n
According to RSF, four of the five are being held in secret locations with no information about their condition being released to their families or legal representatives.<\/p>\n
VOA News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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