BBC correspondent expelled
The BBC correspondent in Tehran has been ordered to leave the country by Iranian authorities. Pro-government media reported on Sunday that he had not reported accurately and had incited the demonstrators.
The correspondent for the British news channel BBC in Tehran has been ordered by Iran to leave the country. He had reported untruthfully and incited the demonstrators, media close to the government reported on Sunday. According to the state-affiliated Mehr news agency, the culture minister threatened the British media with "serious consequences" if they "continue to interfere in Iran's internal affairs". interfere in Iran's internal affairs". The BBC confirmed the expulsion of its correspondent. However, the broadcaster announced that its office in the Iranian capital would remain open. ?
The Iranian authorities have been restricting the work of foreign correspondents for days. Journalists are banned from reporting on the demonstrations against the outcome of the disputed presidential election. The restrictions affect newspaper reporters as well as employees of television and radio stations and correspondents. television and radio stations as well as correspondents from international? news agencies. Many foreign journalists can only work from their offices or hotels. They are dependent on eyewitness reports to verify the information provided by state television or the official news agencies. The newspapers in Iran themselves are under censorship.
Numerous international correspondents have already had to leave the country, including German, Spanish, Belgian and Dutch journalists. A special correspondent for French-speaking Swiss radio was also forced to leave the country after he was refused an extension to his visa. The authorities are taking particularly harsh action against journalists critical of the regime at home. According to the organization Reporters Without Borders?, at least 17 journalists critical of the regime had been arrested by Friday. According to agency reports, at least three more arrests were made over the weekend.
The Iranian authorities have been restricting the work of foreign correspondents for days. Journalists are banned from reporting on the demonstrations against the outcome of the disputed presidential election. The restrictions affect newspaper reporters as well as employees of television and radio stations and correspondents. television and radio stations as well as correspondents from international? news agencies. Many foreign journalists can only work from their offices or hotels. They are dependent on eyewitness reports to verify the information provided by state television or the official news agencies. The newspapers in Iran themselves are under censorship.
Numerous international correspondents have already had to leave the country, including German, Spanish, Belgian and Dutch journalists. A special correspondent for French-speaking Swiss radio was also forced to leave the country after he was refused an extension to his visa. The authorities are taking particularly harsh action against journalists critical of the regime at home. According to the organization Reporters Without Borders?, at least 17 journalists critical of the regime had been arrested by Friday. According to agency reports, at least three more arrests were made over the weekend.
