Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who plans to attend the UN General Assembly session opening in New York on Tuesday 13 September, must be held to account for his involvement in the 1988 massacre of thousands of political prisoners, including several hundred journalists, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), pointing out that, even now, 22 journalists are imprisoned in appalling conditions in Iran.
On the eve of the 15th anniversary of Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer Zahra Kazemi’s death in detention in Tehran as a result of torture and mistreatment in Evin prison, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the complete impunity still enjoyed by her torturers.