Journalist

Iranian novelist, journalist Abbas Maroufi passes away

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian novelist and journalist Abbas Maroufi passed away at 65 in Germany.

UN confirms Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Findings show that Israeli security forces fired bullets that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May and not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson for UN Human Rights Office said.

Statement:

Martyrdom of Palestinian journalist to collapse Israel sooner

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – While condemning heinous act of Zionist regime in killing a Palestinian journalist in Jenin, Islamic Development Coordination Council said that martyrdom of Palestinian journalist will cause Zionist regime to collapse sooner.

Amir-Abdollahian to Qatari FM:

"Zionist regime is against freedom of expression"

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Israel's brutal action in killing a journalist shows that Zionist regime opposes freedom of expression and seeks to hide its terrorist facts and crimes in Palestine.

Islamic journalists condemn UK sanction on Iranian journalist

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Islamic networks’ journalists in Iran condemned the British government's decision against Iranian journalist Ali Rezvani who was sanctioned on false charges of spreading “misinformation regarding political prisoners.

Suspect linked to killing of ‘Khashoggi’ arrested in France

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – A suspect linked to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France on Tuesday, a French police source was quoted as saying.

Bulgarian news agency chief Maxim Minchev dies at 67

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Maxim Minchev has died on Sunday after a short illness.

Russia slams US police's use of riot control weapons against reporters

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Russia strongly condemned the use of riot control weapons against reporters by the US police.

Mousavi asks American journalist not to be arrogant

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Reacting to American journalist Barbara Slavin's reaction to Iranian FM Zarif's Saturday tweet where he criticized racism in the US, the foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi in a tweet urged Slavin not to be so arrogant regarding the racism conditions in the US.