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Iranian Photojournalist Reportedly Detained After Covering Protest Against Acid Attacks – NYTimes.com

Iranian Photojournalist Reportedly Detained After Covering Protest Against Acid Attacks

Arya Jafari was reported to have been detained over his images of protesters deploring acid attacks on women in Isfahan.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/25/world/middleeast/iranian-photojournalist-reportedly-detained-after-covering-protest-against-acid-attacks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The arrest of the photographer, Arya Jafari, was reported by BBC Persian, a news service staffed by Iranian expatriates that is officially banned inside Iran but still widely seen there.

October 25, 2014