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Iranian journalists and defenders of the freedom of press gathered at the
offices of the Federation of Iranian Journalists to protest the latest
crackdowns against the press. This gathering which drew a large number of
journalists, writers and supporters, was organized jointly by the Federation
of Iranian Journalists, the Organization to Defend the Freedom of the Press,
and the Organization for Young Journalists. Mr. Shamsolvaezine the
spokesperson for the Federation of Iranian Journalists opened the protest
meeting by criticizing the arrest of seven internet journalists. Mohammad
Seyf-Zadeh, the lawyer representing Rouzbeh MirEbrahimi , one of the
arrested journalists, also had the chance to discuss the case of his client.
According to Mr. SeyfZadeh, Mr. MirEbrahimi in a handwritten note has
refused the services of legal council. Mr. Seyf-Zade further explained,
"despite the fact that this letter is written in Mr. MirEbrahimi's
handwriting, his parents and I both agree that it was written under pressure
and duress." Seyfzadeh went on to say that "these outdated methods
[employed by the Judiciary] no longer have impact and we all hope that all
the internet journalists who have been arrested illegally will be freed
soon."
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It is worth mentioning that besides journalists and writers, the families of
those arrested as well as many reformist political figures were present at
this protest, including Mostafa Tajzadeh, Mohsen Kadivar, Emadedin Baghi,
Ahmad Bourghani, Mohamad Ali Dadkhah, Nemat Ahmadi, etc.
