US EditionIran International Says Iran Abducted Journalist's Family over Israel War Coverage
- On June 22, 2025, members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detained the mother, father, and younger brother of an Iran International journalist in Tehran.
- This abduction followed the channel’s critical coverage of the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, with the family held at an undisclosed location to pressure the journalist to resign.
- The journalist received a phone call early Saturday from her father, whose words urging resignation were reportedly dictated by IRGC agents in the background.
- Iran International strongly denounced the incident as a horrific form of hostage-taking, representing a troubling intensification of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to intimidate critics and stifle free and independent media.
- The broadcaster called on international human rights groups and the UN to condemn the tactic and pressure Iran for the immediate release of the journalist’s family.
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Iran accused of abducting journalist's family in retaliation for war coverage
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran detained the family members of an Iran International journalist Saturday in retaliation for the channel's coverage of the country's war with Israel, threatening to hold them until the journalist resigned from her position.
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Iran International says Iran abducted journalist’s family over Israel war coverage
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MSNIran accused of abducting journalist’s family over Israel war coverage
The London-based Persian-language broadcaster Iran International has accused the Iranian government of abducting the family of one of its journalists in retaliation for the network’s coverage of the ongoing war between Iran and Israel. Iran International, in a statement, described the incident as “an appalling act of hostage-taking aimed at coercing our colleague into resigning from their post.” “This deeply reprehensible tactic marks a dangerou…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran detained the relatives of an Iran International journalist on Saturday in retaliation for the channel's coverage of the country's war with Israel, threatening to hold them until the journalist resigned.
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