Iran: International organizations demand release of journalists
Six international organizations have sent an open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In it, they call on Iran's supreme leader to release at least 60 imprisoned writers, journalists, and bloggers.
They are "still behind bars in violation of the protection guaranteed by the constitution of the Iranian Islamic Republic and international law", wrote Reporters Without Borders, the writers' association Pen International and four other associations of journalists in the letter. This is the "largest number" of journalists in the world to be imprisoned in one fell swoop for more than a decade, the letter, which was made available to the AFP news agency on Sunday, added.
The signatories recalled that the Iranian revolutionary leader Khomeini had promised a "society of freedom". The leadership in Tehran must now keep these promises and the guarantees of the Iranian constitution. It must release all writers, journalists and bloggers who are currently behind bars for expressing their opinions and publishing information.
The signatories recalled that the Iranian revolutionary leader Khomeini had promised a "society of freedom". The leadership in Tehran must now keep these promises and the guarantees of the Iranian constitution. It must release all writers, journalists and bloggers who are currently behind bars for expressing their opinions and publishing information.
