Iran - we are threatened every day

More than seven months into the disputed June 12 presidential elections in Iran, the trend of arresting and intimidating the country's journalists continues unabated. Tens of journalists, members of editorial boards, and the head of Iran's Association for the Defense of Press Freedom are in detention; the offices of the country Association of Journalists is sealed off on orders of former hardline prosecutor Mortezavi; and many journalists are out of job. But even these reporters continue to face daily intimidation and are summoned by the ministry of intelligence and Tehran's police, are interrogated and are threatened.

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