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Source: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,723659,00.html
The Dangers of Being a Journalist in Iran
(Der Spiegel-Germany) Dieter Bednarz, Markus Brauck and Antje Windmann - Ever since the protests against Ahmadinejad's re-election in June of last year, Iranian prison cells have been bursting with critics of the regime. Over 120 employees of daily newspapers and some 20 bloggers have been detained, says Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, co-founder of Iran Human Rights. At least 50 reporters and photographers have fled abroad to escape the regime, he says. Foreign journalists have likewise become targets, including two Germans arrested earlier this month.