Broadcaster condemns Tehran’s block on Iranian employees’ financial transactions after re-election of Hassan Rouhani The BBC has criticised Iran for imposing an asset freeze on staff at its London-based Persian-service, the latest crackdown against the corporation’s Iranian employees. Tehran’s judicial authorities have issued a court order listing more than 150 BBC Persian journalists and former contributors, preventing them from conducting financial transactions or selling properties in their homeland because of their affiliation with the British media organisation. Continue reading…
Via: Iran freezes assets of BBC Persian staff in crackdown on journalists

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