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Iran: Journalist Detained in Internet Crackdown
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/10/14/iran9506.htm
The arrest of journalist and internet writer Omid Memarian continues a disturbing crackdown on journalists and internet writers in Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. Memarian, a well-known figure in Iran?s nongovernmental organization community, has been detained without charge since his arrest on Sunday, Oct. 10.