New York, October 20, 2009—With the release of Newsweek
reporter Maziar Bahari on bail, the Committee to Protect Journalists today
called on Iranian authorities to release the 25 journalists who still remain in
prison.
Reacting to the release of Newsweek correspondent Maziar Bahari on bail in Iran today, we issued the following statement: “We are greatly relieved that Maziar Bahari is out on bail and at home with his family in Tehran,” said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. “We hope the many journalists who remain jailed in Iran will also be released soon.” Bahari was arrested on June 21. His wife, Paola Gourley, is expecting their first child on October 26 and has experienced complications during her pregnancy.
On Monday, two weeks before her October 26 due
date, Paola Gourley, the wife of jailed Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, at left, was rushed to the hospital
after she suffered bleeding due to stress. From the London Metropolitan
Hospital, her pleas for the release for her husband—who is nearing his 120th
day in prison in Iran—on humanitarian grounds so that he may be there for his
child’s birth, a potentially complicated one, have taken on new urgency.
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.
New York, July 29, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists rejects the alleged confessions by two detained Iranian photographers held incommunicado in Iran since their arrests earlier this month. The two allegedly confessed to sending pictures to the "enemy" following the country's disputed June 12 presidential elections, according to the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA).
