Reporters arrested, news sites shut down in Iran

Reporters arrested, news sites shut down in Iran:

"Reporters arrested, news sites shut down in Iran
Daniel Tencer
Raw Story

Monday, June 15, 2009

International press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders is calling on the international community not to recognize the results of Friday’s presidential election in Iran “because censorship and a crackdown on journalists are preventing a democratic electoral process.”

“Arrests of journalists and media censorship measures are growing as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ‘victory’ continues to be disputed,” the organization said in a statement.

The group cited a litany of apparent censorship measures taken since protests and riots gripped Teheran and other parts of the country in the wake of a surprising — and now doubtful — landslide victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad".....