Thirteen Iranian journalists detained by Iranian authorities

Amnesty International has reminded me how difficult it is to be a journalist in Iran.

They report that among those detained by the Iranian authorities were thirteen journalists, including Mahsa Amrabad from the Etemad-e Mellinewspaper, Abdolreza Tajik, editor of the weekly magazine Farhikhtegan and Mojtaba Pourmohsen, editor of the newspaper Gilan-e Emrooz.

You can see the full list, which includes foreign journalists, here.

Amnesty International calls for people to contact Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei or Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Head of the Judiciary, and appeal for the thirteen journalists to be freed.

Those Indymedia contributors who support Iran should explain why so many journalists are being detained.

Even Socialist Worker and Joan Baez get it. You can see a Youtube video of Joan Baez singing We Shall Overcome for the people of Iran, inclding a verse in Farsi, below. Via Harry's Place.



Here is an interesting leftist blog supporting the people of Iran.