Two German reporters charged with espionage in Iran

"Iranian authorities announced on Tuesday that two German reporters for Bild am Sonntag will be charged with espionage, according to international news reports. They were arrested in October while interviewing the son of a woman sentenced to death by stoning on charges of adultery. The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by these developments and calls on Iranian authorities to drop the charges and release the reporters immediately..."

URL Link: http://cpj.org/2010/11/two-german-reporters-charged-with-espionage-in-ira.php

Author Organisation: Committee to Protect Journalists