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Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/242118/EU_condemns_growing_repression_of_human_rights_in_Iran
EU Condemns "Growing Repression" of Human Rights in Iran
[DPA/Digital Journal-Canada] The EU on Tuesday condemned Iran following crackdowns on journalists and human rights activists. "The EU remains deeply concerned at the growing repression against all groups which exercise their right to freely express their opinions, and at the escalation of restrictions on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran," the EU presidency - currently run by Portugal - said in a statement. "The EU condemns the closure of newspapers, magazines and of the Iranian Labor News Agency, as well as the arrest and persecution of journalists, web bloggers, and human rights defenders for exercising their right to freedom of expression," the statement added.