Reporter arrested in Iran

Submitted by Andy Heath on Wed, 17/06/2009 - 11:54

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?

Submitted by Nishant Ratnakar on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 05:35.

Any updates on this?

Nishant Ratnakar
Independent Photographer, writer & multimedia producer
www.nishantratnakar.com

nothing will happen ins iran

Submitted by rizvi on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 21:13.

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

Submitted by ICJ on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 17:43.

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

Que mal. Pero si, es un

Submitted by Juan David Escobar on Sat, 20/06/2009 - 06:20.

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

Any update?

Submitted by Stefan Carter on Sat, 20/06/2009 - 00:04.

Any update?

is there anything that is

Submitted by Florian Herold on Fri, 19/06/2009 - 14:29.

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!