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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Newsweek issues statement
Newsweek has made a statement about their reporter, Maziar Bahari, who was kidnapped by Iranian government forces on June 21: Maziar Bahari has been detained in Iran since June 21 without access to a lawyer. An Iranian state news agency reports that Bahari has said he participated in a Western media effort to promote irresponsible reporting in Iran. NEWSWEEK strongly disputes that charge, and defends Bahari's work. Maziar Bahari is a veteran journalist whose long career, both in print and in documentary filmmaking, has been accurate, even-handed, and widely respected. NEWSWEEK again calls for his immediate release.Labels: brutality, free speech, Iran
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