Originally published November 4, 2009 at 3:51 AM | Page modified November 5, 2009 at 9:18 AM
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Iran detains journalist for French news agency
The news agency Agence France Presse says one of its journalists has been detained by Iranian security forces.
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This photo, taken by a person on the scene and obtained by the Associated Press outside Iran shows Iranian riot police directing people during an anti-government protest. Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons and fired tear gas Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis, witnesses and state media reported. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition's first major show of force on the streets of Tehran since mid-September.
The news agency Agence France Presse says one of its journalists has been detained by Iranian security forces.
The AFP's acting bureau chief in Tehran says Iranian reporter Farhad Pouladi was taken into custody Wednesday as he headed to cover a state-sanctioned rally to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. Anti-government protesters also clashed with police in counter marchers.
The acting bureau chief, Jay Deshmukh, says the reporter's whereabouts were not known Thursday.
Iran has imposed wide-ranging restrictions on media that include bans on firsthand reporting of street demonstrations and other events not authorized by authorities.
