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Update: Still no news on whereabouts or condition of Bani-Yaghoub or her husband. Read More.

Iranian journalist Jila Bani Yaghoub and her husband Bahman Ahmadi Amooyi were arrested in Iran over the weekend after government forces reportedly raided their home.  Yaghoub is a veteran journalist who has worked to promote women's rights in Iran.

Hundreds of protesters were arrested over the weekend and at least ten were killed as authorities cracked down violently on demonstrators. Most foreign journalists have been asked to leave the country and there are reports of many Iranian journalists being arrested.

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Injured Demonstrators Arrested at Hospitals, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 20 June 2009

Statement in Protest Against Recent Events Signed by Nearly 250 Members of the Women’s Movement, Change for Equality, 22 June 2009

Abide by International Law regarding Peaceful Demonstrations, Rein in Vigilante Groups, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 19 June 2009

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