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Call for release of Iranian journalist
Javad Mahzadeh
A letter to the head of Iran 's judiciary signed by over fifty prominent Iranian writers and journalists
urged Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani to release Javad Mahzadeh. The Iranian writer and journalist was
arrested at his home a month ago and has been in detention since. So far judiciary officials have
.made no announcement on his charge
The letter calls on Ayatollah Larijani to observe the legal rights of Javad Mahzadeh and take every
.step to secure his release
Javad Mahzadeh is a novelist and literary critic who has also collaborated with several Iranian
newspapers in the past
In Iran numerous social and political activists have been imprisoned in the post-election events.
.Many still remain in prison
On November 5th, Reporters Without Borders announced that in less the 150 days following the
post-election unrest in Iran at least 100 journalists and bloggers have been arrested in Iran. They
maintain at least 23 of these journalists are still in prison and 50 have had to leave the country
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