Iranian journalists rally around detained colleague who covered protests
A letter signed by 129 journalists calls for the release of Arya Jafari, the ISNA photojournalist who has been in custody in Isfahan since October 22 for coverage of protests against the repeated acid attacks against women in Isfahan. The signatories call on the authorities to "respect the right of the media to free and accurate coverage of events." They go on to add that eliminating news coverage of a "seriously concerning crime such as acid throwing" does not in any way help resolve this problem. Three staff members of the Isfahan branch ...
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