{"id":2985,"date":"2022-11-12T09:40:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T09:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2022-11-12T09:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T09:40:18","slug":"irans-most-senior-diplomat-in-britain-summoned-by-james-cleverly-over-threats-made-to-journalists%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=2985","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s most senior diplomat in Britain summoned by James Cleverly over ‘threats’ made to journalists\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Iran<\/a>‘s most senior diplomat in Britain has been summoned to the Foreign Office over alleged threats to the lives of journalists in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign Secretary<\/a> James Cleverly said he had called in Iran’s charge d’affaires, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, to make it clear that ‘intimidation of any kind’ would not be tolerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It came after police said they had received ‘credible information’ that Iranian security forces were threatening UK-based journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It came after police said they had received ‘credible information’ that Iranian security forces were threatening UK-based journalists. Pictured: Iran Embassy, London, damaged following tension over death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died in police custody in Iran\u00a9\u00a0Provided by Daily Mail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although Scotland Yard didn’t identify the victims, UK-based news channel Iran International said that police had told two of its journalists about ‘an imminent, credible and significant risk’ to them and their families this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media freedoms in Iran have come under global scrutiny after the death of a 22-year-old woman, who died in police custody, sparked nationwide protests. More than 40 journalists have been arrested since the demonstrations broke out in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month Britain sanctioned Iranian security officials and the country’s morality police, saying they had used threats of violence to control women’s clothes and behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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