Iran Making Massive Arrests Prior To Feb 11 Anniversary

Iran now has more journalists in custody than any other nation. Heavens, they even seem to be arresting community organizers. I wonder if that's lost on Obama. I'm guessing they want to avoid too much protest on February 11 so they can claim broad support for the government.

CAIRO — In recent weeks, Iranian security officials have unleashed a wave of arrests across the country in an effort to neutralize the political opposition, silence critical voices and head off widespread protests when the nation marks the anniversary of the revolution on Thursday, Iran analysts inside and outside the country said.

Though the government has refrained from arresting the principal leaders of the opposition, the category of people it has pursued has grown broader over time. While a number of well-known reformists were detained shortly after the contested presidential election in June, the ranks of those imprisoned now include artists, photographers, children’s rights advocates, women’s rights activists, students and scores of journalists. Iran now has more journalists in prison than any other country in the world, with at least 65 in custody, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Comments

[Jak Black]

"Iran now has more journalists in custody than any other nation."

...more than even the Obama administration?

[crosspatch]

There are some aspects of the Iranian regime that are worth emulating.

[KingShamus]

Hahahaaa @ crosspatch.

Um, how about we just put Robert Gibbs in jail for being a massive immature tool?

That'd be a nice start.

[Anita]

Amnesty International made a big issue about everything when Bush was in office. McCain & Colin Powell sided with them to trash Bush.

Where is Amnesty International today? Colluding with Taliban, according to one of their own whistle-blowers (McCain & Powell are silent with MSM). Shame.

http://stroppyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/amnesty-reinstate-gita-sahgal.html