AFP journalist and FRANCE 24 contributor Farhad Pouladi was freed Saturday, the AFP confirmed. Pouladi was detained in Tehran earlier this week as he headed to cover rallies outside the former US Embassy.
The Week in the Middle East looks at the increasing religious influence on the IDF, follow Palestinians trying to leave the Gaza strip and examine what Barrack Obama has achieved in the Middle East.
AFP journalist Farhad Pouladi was arrested in Tehran Wednesday as he phoned in a report to FRANCE 24 on the rallies marking the 30th anniversary of the 1979 storming of the US embassy in Tehran. Three other reporters were also detained.
AFP journalist Farhad Pouladi has been arrested by Iranian police as he was making a telephone report to FRANCE 24 on the rallies marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy in Tehran.
In this edition : a green wave is unfolding on the Iranian web and the opposition has rallied once again, despite warnings from the authorities. And in Italy, some webusers more openly express their hostility towards the Camorra.
The Iran Ayatollah Ali Khameney warned the opposition that if it tried to use the traditional November 4th rally for its own purpose, it will be met by force. It doesn’t seem to frighten demonstrators who are already in the streets of Teheran.
Iranian police have fired teargas during clashes with opposition supporters trying to stage a demonstration in central Tehran on the 30th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy.
International pressure on Iran to accept a UN-brokered nuclear deal increased Monday, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying the country was at a "pivotal moment" to show it did not want to be isolated.
In this edition: the Iranian opposition pursues its online combat; in Uruguay, the web speculates on the possible outcome of the upcoming second round of presidential elections; and Madonna launches a donation appeal for Malawi.
