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VOA Persian: Iran is 'a repressor of press freedom,' leader of journalists’ federation tells VOA


FILE - Journalist Cecilia Sala, arrested by police in Tehran on Dec. 9, 2024, according to Italy's foreign ministry, records a podcast at her Rome home in this undated photo. She was released Jan. 8, 2025, and returned home, Italian officials said. (Chora Media via Reuters)
FILE - Journalist Cecilia Sala, arrested by police in Tehran on Dec. 9, 2024, according to Italy's foreign ministry, records a podcast at her Rome home in this undated photo. She was released Jan. 8, 2025, and returned home, Italian officials said. (Chora Media via Reuters)

Anthony Bellanger, general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, told VOA that Iran is "a repressor of press freedom," and he urged foreign journalists to be " as cautious as possible" when traveling to countries such as Iran. Bellanger spoke Wednesday, the day Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released from detention in Iran and returned to her home country.

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