1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/As presidential vote approaches, CPJ calls on government to free jailed journalists - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="43wDYCNzOU"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/06/as-presidential-vote-approaches-cpj-calls-on-gover/">As presidential vote approaches, CPJ calls on government to free jailed journalists</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/06/as-presidential-vote-approaches-cpj-calls-on-gover/embed/#?secret=43wDYCNzOU" width="600" height="338" title="“As presidential vote approaches, CPJ calls on government to free jailed journalists” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="43wDYCNzOU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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June 6, 2001 --- CPJ is concerned that Iran's June 8 presidential election is taking place in an environment where local journalists are not free to report the news. Five Iranian journalists are currently jailed for their work, according to CPJ research, and dozens of newspapers have been shut down. "When Iranians last went to…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260