RSF therefore reminds you, the leaders of six European nations (France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Sweden) and the United States, that you have a duty to protect Iranian journalists living in your countries, and urges you to intercede directly with the Iranian government to defend the fundamental right to news and information. Iran`s media, which are subject to close government control, have refrained from covering major domestic events, including the massive anti-government protests in many of the country`s cities that began last November. At the same time, in reaction to these protests and to international coverage of events in Iran, the Iranian government has...
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