Reporters Arrested in Iran
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders has released the list of names of those known to have been arrested and has said that several others are believed to be in hiding or to have also been detained.
Maziar Bahari, a reporter for Newsweek, is one of 24 journalists and bloggers who have been arrested in Iran since the protests began on June 12.
Bahari was home asleep at 7 a.m. when several security officers showed up at his Tehran apartment. According to his mother, who lives with the 41-year-old reporter and documentary filmmaker, the men did not identify themselves. They seized Bahari’s laptop and several videotapes. Assuring her that he would be their guest, they then left with Bahari. He has not been heard from since.
NEWSWEEK Editor Jon Meacham said, “We are deeply concerned about Mr. Bahari’s detention. As a longtime NEWSWEEK reporter he has worked hard to be balanced in his coverage of Iran. We see no reason why he should be held by the authorities. We respectfully ask that they release him as soon as possible.”
