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Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran
Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran. Contttee to Protect Journalists littp://cpj.org/2010/05/letter-from-cpj-opc-to-iranphp C Committee to ProtectJournalists Defending Journal is: s Worldwide Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran April 22, 2010 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President of the Islamic Republic of Iran do Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Your Excellency: The Overseas Press Club of America, an international association of journalists working in the United States and abroad, and the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending press freedom worldwide, want to express our deep concerns about your government's treatment of journalists and its unabated harassment of Newsweek correspondent Maziar Bahari. Bahari, who was imprisoned in Iran for 118 days on fabricated antistate charges following last year's disputed June presidential election and who continues to face legal action in Iran, told CPJ that family members in Tehran had received a threatening phone call on Saturday from a man who identified himself as an Iranian court official. The caller threatened unspecified consequences if Bahari continued to speak out on behalf of his imprisoned colleagues. Bahari, who also serves as a consultant to a campaign calling for the release of imprisoned Iranian journalists and writers, has made numerous statements and appearances advocating for the many Iranian journalists who remain imprisoned and continue to face baseless criminal charges. “Tell Maziar that he shouldni think we don't have access to him because he is not in Iran,” said the male caller, who did not identify himself by name. “The situation is getting dangerous now. Anything can happen without advance notice.” We denounce this and similar threats made to Bahari and numerous other Iranian journalists, a pattern of intimidation designed to control news coverage and browbeat reporters into submission. Bahari told CPJ that this is the first time such threats have been expressed to family members. He said that he had previously been contacted through intermediaries in an effort to convince him to keep quiet. He also stated that during his incarceration, he was told that the Revolutionary Guard has “foreign branches that can bring you back in a bag.” We ask that you instruct the relevant authorities to end their sustained campaign of intimidation and harassment of Bahari and dozens of other independent or opposition journalists in Iran. We thank you for your attention to this most urgent matter of international importance. Respectfully yours, 1 of 8 03/08 2010 14:20
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Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran - Committee to Protect Jommalists http://cpj.org/2010/05/letter-from-cpj-opc-to-iran.php Karin Annus - Reuters Agnes Crane - Reuters David Martin — CBS News Marcy Walsh — CBS News Maria Mercader — CBS News Kevin Tedesco — CBS News Ana Real — CBS News Larry Martz — Former OPC President Bill Collins — Ford Motor Company Will Bourne — Fast Company Magazine Tara Martin — Ford Motor Company Karl Greenberg — Media Post Jennifer Bensko Ha — WNYC Radio Dinda Elliott — Conde Nast Traveler Greg Farrell — Financial Times Dave DeCecco — PepsiCo Liza Tan — CNBC John Sicher — Beverage Digest Martinne Geller — Reuters Anjali Cordeiro — Dow Jones Jeff Dahncke — PepsiCo Michael McHale — Subaru of America Jim Clash — Forbes Jason Harper — Freelance Journalist Betsy Stark — Freelance Journalist John Voelcker — High Gear Media Alex Richardson — Polo Ralph Loren Marilyn Frank — Actress Kate McLeod — McLeod Group 5 of 8 03/08 2010 14:20
Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran - Committee to Protect Jommalists http://cpj.org/2010/05/letter-from-cpj-opc-to-iraiiphp Jerry Flint — Forbes Nisid Hajari — Newsweek James Wellford — Newsweek Frank de Maria — Newsweek Kate Baker — Newsweek Arlene Getz — Newsweek Katie Paul — Newsweek Karen Fragala — Newsweek Daniel Klaidman — Newsweek Robert Dowling — Caixin Media Group Matt Dube Andreas Henry — Wirtschaftswoche Wataru Kodaka — Nikkei Han Tjan — Daimler Astrid Doerner — Handelsblatt Ulrich Oppold — RTL Television Christine Mattauch — Freelance Journalist Mark Seibel — McClatchy Newspapers Fred Mackerodt Myron Kandel — Freelance Business Editor Minky Worden — Human Rights Watch Pierre Kanter — PKC Global Carolyn Markey — General Motors Herbert Shuldiner — Ward's Auto World James Hresko — General Motors David Fond iller — Boston Consulting Group Justin Fox— Harvard Business Review Simon Targett — Boston Consulting Group Andrew Zogzccilft-Johnson — Financial Times 6 of 8 03/08 2010 14:20
Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran - Committee to Protect Jommalists http://cpj.org/2010/05/letter-from-cpj-opc-to-iraiiphp David Lieberman — USA Today Katie Benner — Fortune James Surowieck — New Yorker Paul Sullivan — New York Times Len Johnson — McGraw-Hill Companies Mary Breasted Mary Anne Boorker Fred Breisnacht Shelly Dubois — Fortune.com J.P. Magalindan — Fortune.com Mary E. Elliott Viviane Macedo — Deutsche BanI Sital Patel — Fox News Kathryn Sumeps Heidi Brown — Freelance Journalist Heide Bo Celhia de Lavarene — Radio France John J. Metzler — WorldTribune.com Ten Schure — Worldpress.org Gianpaolo Pioli — La Nazione (UNCA) Roy Rowan — Former OPC President David Friend — Vanity Fair Richard B. Stolley — Time Inc. Martha B. Stolley — Attorney Robert F. Keefe Ron Allen — NBC News Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson — National Public Radio George Bookman — Author/Freelance Writer Felice Levin — OPC Foundation Board 7 of 8 03/08 2010 14:20
Letter from CPJ, OPC to Iran. Contttee to Protect Journalists littp://cpjorg/2010/05/letter-from-cpj-opc-to-iranphp Rosalind Massow — OPC Foundation Travis Hemlepp — Retired Linda Goetz-Holmes — Overseas Press Club Foundation Catherine Hemlepp — Time Warner Communications (retired) Helen Swinton — Overseas Press Club of America Hope Sherman — Sherman & Company (CPA5, P.A.) Neil Hickey — Columbia University School of Journalism Lucrecia R. Duque — Overseas Press Club of America Marc Lemcke — Communications & Network Consulting (CNC) Alvaro Serrano — United Nations Population Fund Agency Werner Schmidt — German-American Community Project, Inc. Alexis Gelber — Former Newsweek Editor/OPC President Andrew L luberes — Department of Homeland Security William J. Holstein — Independent Writer/Author & OPC Foundation President Jacqueline Albert-Simon — Politique Internationale Joel Simon — Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) John Weis — Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Joe Connolly — Wall Street Journal Radio, WCBS Gerard Aziakou — Agence France-Press at the United Nations Leanne Kao — Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York Wendy Lin — Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York Jeremy Main — OPC Freedom of the Press Committee George E. Burns — Overseas Press Club of America/OPC Foundation May 10, 2010 4:41 PM ET I Permalink (hftp://cpj.orq/201 O/05/letter-from-cpj-opc-to-iran.php ) 8 of 8 03/08 2010 14:20