Iran Detains 7 Photographers: Reporters Without Borders

PARIS — Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of them over the past week.

The Paris-based group listed five Iranian photographers seized Saturday, nearly a month after the June 12 presidential elections that prompted a wave of opposition protests. It says French-Iranian cameraman Said Movahedi was detained July 9.

The reason for the arrests is unclear.

Reporters Without Borders said in a statement Thursday that "The Iranian government fears images" of the protests.

The group says at least five other photographers or cameramen have been injured by police or militias during the crackdown on opposition protesters. It says 41 journalists are behind bars in Iran.

Comments

[mergina]

06:22 AM on 07/17/2009

The paranoia rises. The fear coming from the top of this regime is so strong you can smell it in the streets. Their end is coming and they know it.

[Ergon]

06:36 PM on 07/16/2009

Before all the Iran bashers arrive I'll point out the reporters will be released quickly.
When the US blasted the Chinese News agency in Belgrade or Al Jazeera in Kabul and Baghdad that was ok I guess

[wereeverywhere]

09:27 PM on 07/16/2009

This is what undemocracy looks like.

[wereeverywhere]

09:30 PM on 07/16/2009

The basij and IRI in general are Iranian (people) bashers. Bashing IRI is the beginning of wisdom in this case. Long live a free Iran.