On the 20th anniversary of a wave of murders of Iranian journalists and intellectuals, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for justice to be finally rendered by prosecuting the perpetrators and instigators of these crimes, many of whom hold senior public office today 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.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an international commission of enquiry into the persecution of journalists in Iran now that the running of its judicial system has been entrusted to Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, a former minister of intelligence who has always dealt severely with media personnel and who is implicated in the murder of at least one journalist in 1998 .
New head of Iran s judicial system has journalists blood on his hands rsf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rsf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.