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IFJ Slams Iran over Jail Term for Leading Journalist
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR992.htm
Publisher: International Federation of Journalists
Date Written: 24/09/2010
Year Published: 2010
Resource Type: Article
The International Federation of Journalists today accused Iranian authorities of a continuing and unrelenting campaign of intimidation against media after a court condemned leading journalist and author Emad Baghi to a six-year suspended jail term.
Abstract: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused Iranian authorities of a continuing and unrelenting campaign of intimidation against media after a court condemned leading journalist and author Emad Baghi to a six-year suspended jail term.
The sentence, in response to an interview he conducted for the BBC's Persian service TV channel in 2007, was described as "punitive and absurd in equal measure" by the IFJ which says Iran must end its targeting of journalists.
"The sentenc...
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