The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has projected a picture on the BBC building wall in a move to protest against detaining Iran's news anchorwoman in the US.
A group of protesters from the Islamic Movement in Nigeria held a rally on Friday to condemn the US’ illegal detention of Press TV journalist Marzieh Hashemi, calling for her unconditional release.
A court in the United States has confirmed the arrest of US-born Iranian Press TV news presenter Marzieh Hashemi as a material witness in an unspecified investigation.
Senior adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian told the US to immediately release Marzieh Hashemi, an anchorwoman working for Iranian English-language Press TV, or face repercussions.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its "serious concern" over the detention of Press TV news presenter Marzieh Hashemi, who has been imprisoned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Police (FBI) on unspecified charges.
The Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council condemned the US move to imprison Marzieh Hashemi, an anchorwoman working for Iranian English-language Press TV, calling for the United Nations’ serious action to secure her freedom.
Iranian English-language television news network Press TV has released a statement with regard to the detention and imprisonment of its anchorwoman Marzieh Hashemi in the United States.The statement is as follows:
Marzieh Hashemi, a journalist and anchor working for Iran’s English-language Press TV television news network, has been detained and imprisoned in the United States for unspecified reasons.
