TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Wednesday summoned the British ambassador, the foreign ministry said, after he called in an online post on Tehran to release detainees including journalists. On Tuesday, British Ambassador to Iran Simon Shercliff paid tribute “to all journalists prevented from doing their jobs and facing threats to their safety” on the occasion of National Journalists’ Day in Iran. Most have been released on bail or granted amnesty, but the fate of 11 journalists, including six detained and five others awaiting verdicts, “is still unknown,” said the report. Among the detained journalists are Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who covered Amini’s death and have been in custody since September. The pair are being tried separately behind closed doors in Tehran and were charged in November with propaganda against the state and conspiring against national security.

Source: The Times August 09, 2023 20:51 UTC