ALERT - IRAN
22 June 2009
Journalists arrested, Khamenei calls media 'evil'
SOURCE: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ/IFEX) -
New York, June 19, 2009 -
In his first public address to thenation since demonstrations erupted in many cities across Iran, SupremeLeader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today blamed foreign media, calling it "evil"for attempting to divide the people of Iran. Iranian authorities continueto crack down on journalists in an attempt to control information asdemonstrations continue to grip the country following last Friday'sdisputed presidential elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists saidtoday.
http://www.ifex.org/iran/2009/06/22/journalists_arrested/
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