Iran: 3 journalists arrested as news trickles out under internet shutdown
New York, January 27, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to immediately release journalists Hassan Abbasi, Artin Ghazanfari, and Hamed Araghi, as news of their detention emerged weeks after a nationwide internet shutdown began on January 8. CPJ was unable to confirm the charges against the journalists or their current whereabouts. “The…