Four Journalists Arrested in Iran
In Iran, the editor-in-chief of the leading reformist newspaper *Shark* and three other journalists have been arrested.
The public prosecutor’s office announced this, as reported by the Isna news agency on Wednesday, according to SDA. «They were arrested for violating security regulations, and their cases are under investigation,» the statement said. According to media reports, those arrested include Schark editor-in-chief Ahmad Gholami and three other journalists from the newspaper.
Schark reappeared for the first time last April after a three-year ban stemming from an interview with a gay rights activist. In the wake of the protests following the controversial reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in mid-2009, various newspapers and magazines aligned with the reformists were banned, and numerous critical journalists were imprisoned.
Schark reappeared for the first time last April after a three-year ban stemming from an interview with a gay rights activist. In the wake of the protests following the controversial reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in mid-2009, various newspapers and magazines aligned with the reformists were banned, and numerous critical journalists were imprisoned.
