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Reporter arrested in Iran

A Demotix reporter has been arrested and had his camera seized in Iran.

The contributor, who submitted videos from the streets of Tehran to Demotix, contacted us late last night after being released from custody by police. His camera, car and ID card were seized by police, and he was told to report back to police today, 17 June, to be handed to a judge.

While in custody, he was led by officials to believe that were he to be found guilty as a spy, he could be executed.

He said, “Just pray for me. Ten years ago in ‘Koye daneshgah’ [Tehran University] I was arrested, and it's a nightmare for me to repeat my memories...”

Demotix is in contact with the contributor, and we are following developments closely.

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Any updates on this?

Any updates on this?

nothing will happen ins iran

nothing will happen ins iran will only punish those who are guilty and he was jst doing his work

The regime in Tehran will be

The regime in Tehran will be the ones standing before judges soon enough

Que mal. Pero si, es un

Que mal.
Pero si, es un hombre valiente, y su alma saldrá bien librada de esto.
Esperemos, y, qué hacemos?

Any update?

Any update?

is there anything that is

is there anything that is needed / that we can do from here? eg collect money, find him a local lawyer etc?? just monitoring the situation from here might not be enough!

Thank you for reporting and

Thank you for reporting and please keep us up to date. Tell our colleague that we are all behind him and has our support. Lawrence