Iason Athanasiadis, Washington Times Journalist, Arrested In Iran

Reuters:

TEHRAN -- A Greek journalist covering Iran's disputed presidential election for the Washington Times has been arrested on charges of "illegal activities", a friend told Reuters today.

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Even on a 'good' day in IRI, journalists face arbitrary law and are in danger. Hopefully there will be a remedy to such hideousness. Free the journalists, free Iran.
From Reporters Without Borders (there's a lot more information there about journalists' plights in IRI):

http://www.rsf.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=33528

“The authorities are using all possible methods to drive foreign journalists out of Iran, where they are unwanted witnesses to bloody repression,” the worldwide press freedom organisation said. “The arrest of the Newsweek correspondent is a clear sign of the regime’s determination to intimidate journalists whether Iranian or foreign, local or international newspaper correspondents.”