New York, March 9, 2010—The number of journalists in jail rose in February as a relentless media crackdown continues in Iran. Authorities are now holding at least 52 journalists in prison, a third of all those in jail around the world, according to the latest monthly survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
As of December 1, 2009 | » Read the accompanying report: "FREELANCERS UNDER FIRE"
New York, September 16, 2009—As
Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a time
of compassion and forgiveness, the Committee to Protect Journalists today called
on the Iranian authorities to release journalists who are being held behind
bars.
Read the accompanying report: "Online and in jail"
New York, September 5, 2008--Prosecutors should drop all charges against Iranian journalist Adnan Hassanpour, whose death sentence was overturned Thursday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
A court of appeal overturned the sentence against Adnan Hassanpour, a journalist and former editor for the now-defunct Kurdish-Persian weekly Aso in Iran's northwestern province of Kurdistan, local journalists told CPJ. He will face a new trial on charges of "working for outlawed parties" and espionage, a local journalist told CPJ. Salih Nikbakht, Hassanpour's lawyer, confirmed the new charges to BBC Persian on Wednesday.
New York, August 12, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to make public any charges against a Kurdish journalist and human rights activist who they have held for more than two weeks, or release him immediately.
