Two German journalists arrested in Iran
Two German journalists have been arrested in Iran. This is because they conducted an interview with the son of Sakine Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning.
This was confirmed by Iranian public prosecutor Gholam Hussein Mohseni Edscheie to local media on Monday. The detainees are apparently a photographer and a reporter for a print medium. According to unofficial Iranian sources, they are said to work for the newspaper "Bild am Sonntag".
The interview had taken place on Sunday afternoon in the office of Ashtiani's lawyer, according to Mina Ahadi, the spokesperson for the Committee Against Stoning, who lives in Germany. Ahadi was taking part in the interview via telephone conference when one of the journalists suddenly shouted "What's going on here?" and then told her he had to hang up.
Since then, she has not been able to contact the journalists, Ashtiani's son or the lawyer. The Federal Foreign Office had confirmed that it was following up information about the arrest of German journalists "at full speed".
The interview had taken place on Sunday afternoon in the office of Ashtiani's lawyer, according to Mina Ahadi, the spokesperson for the Committee Against Stoning, who lives in Germany. Ahadi was taking part in the interview via telephone conference when one of the journalists suddenly shouted "What's going on here?" and then told her he had to hang up.
Since then, she has not been able to contact the journalists, Ashtiani's son or the lawyer. The Federal Foreign Office had confirmed that it was following up information about the arrest of German journalists "at full speed".
