IFJ Calls on Iran to Free Jailed Journalist after Claims of Mistreatment

international | rights, freedoms and repression | other press Monday August 02, 2010 18:12 by John Cornford

Another Iranian journalist, Abdolreza Tajik , is imprisoned without charge and is being mistreated. The International Federation of Journalists have issued this statement. Full text and more details at link.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on Iranian authorities to release journalist Abdolreza Tajik who has been in detention for 50 days without being charged. His family claims he has been ill treated in jail.

"The failure to produce evidence that he has broken the law and the fears that he is being abused in jail should be enough to indicate that there is a terrible injustice here," said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. "If there is no case to answer he should be freed immediately and all the allegations of ill treatment must be investigated."

"The authorities must get to the bottom of this case," added White. "This man is being held in appalling circumstances and is being denied all of his rights."