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Security Officials Arrest 4 At Reform Newspaper

December 09 2010

Iran

Iranian authorities have arrested four journalists in a raid of the leading pro-reform newspaper, the New York Times reports.

Three journalists and a managing director working for the Shargh newspaper were detained on Tuesday, according to opposition websites. The arrests were also reported by the Isna news agency.

A reporter at the paper said the arrests were linked to a special supplement by the newspaper commemorating Student Day, which marks a 1953 demonstration against a...

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