Journalists have been arrested in Iran by security forces and are being accused of consorting with hostile foreign news media. Most of the journalists were arrested after raids that were regarded as reform -minded. It is said that the arrests are a an attempt by authorities to pre-emptively silence independent news coverage ahead of the presidential elections in Junes and to forestall and political unrest before the elections.
They want to have a very controlled and quiet election without any popular outbursts. This ties into the discussions we have been having in class about the different riots and protests that have been happening around the Middle East including the Arab Spring.
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