Sunday 28 June 2009

News gathering AKA Treason

'Iran's intelligence minister, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, has warned the press that the government regards newsgathering as an arrestable offence. "Whoever, under any name or title, collects information in Iran will be arrested, and so far a foreign journalist has been arrested," he said. He did not identify the journalist'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/25/british-arrests-iran-protests

'"Some people with British passports were involved in recent riots," said Mohseni-Ejei, according to Fars.'

'"Those law breakers who invited people to the streets with their statements are responsible for the bloodshed," the minister said'

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55N1Q920090624?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=11559

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