"Iran Cracks Down on Dissidents, Human Rights Attorneys and Journalists" PBS Newshour 11/23/2012
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SUMMARY: In addition to arresting activists, the Iranian government has also targeted the people who would defend them and tell their stories. Reporting in affiliation with the Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED, Spencer Michels looks at cases of Iranian attorneys and journalists charged with acting against national security.
RAY SUAREZ (Newshour): Next to Iran.
Journalists and human rights groups there have charged the government with imprisoning dissidents, part of a campaign to silence criticism of the regime.
The NewsHour, along with the Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED San Francisco, have obtained interviews from an Iranian journalist to help tell that story.
NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports.
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