The Iranian Intelligence Ministry released a statement on Tuesday February 19 referring to the discovery of a media network that, according to the ministry, is based inside BBC News and is linked to several Iranian reformist websites, such as Jaras and Kaleme. Iranian media report that the announcement indicates that recently detained journalists ...

The FINANCIAL -- European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called on Iran on Thursday to explain a wave of arrests of journalists and raids on newspaper offices. A statement issued by Ashton's office also said she was concerned by reports that Iran-based family members of BBC-Farsi journalists based in London have been harassed and that ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian news agency reports that local journalists linked to British news media have been arrested but gave few details. Iran regularly cracks down on foreign media outlets it considers hostile. The report Wednesday by the semiofficial Fars news agency quoted a statement from the Iranian Intelligence Ministry. It did not ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has arrested 14 journalists for alleged cooperation with foreign-based Persian-language media organizations, several chief editors of Iranian outlets said Monday. The arrests signal a major escalation in a press crackdown that reflects Iran's zero tolerance for those who work with dissident media or outlets considered hostile ...