Jon Leyne

Newsweek reporter released by Iran lands in London

Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari has arrived in London after being released from an Iranian prison last week, the magazine said on Tuesday.
 

Iran FM says Britain, West behind protest deaths

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki fired a fresh salvo against Britain and Western countries on Friday, saying they were accomplices in crimes and murders committed in the post-election violence.
 

Iran frees foreign reporter amid fresh vote claims

Iran on Sunday freed a British-Greek journalist and police said they had let go most other people detained in election protests but fresh challenges were made to the outcome of the presidential vote.
 

Iran frees foreign reporter amid fresh vote claims

Iran on Sunday freed a British-Greek journalist and police said they had let go most other people detained in election protests but fresh challenges were made to the outcome of the presidential vote.
 

Iran frees Washington Times journalist

Iran on Sunday released a British-Greek journalist working for The Washington Times who was arrested in connection with "recent street riots," foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said.
 

Newsweek reporter faces Iran trial: lawyer

Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht told AFP on Saturday.
 

Newsweek urges Iran to release detained reporter

Newsweek magazine on Wednesday repeated a call on Iran to immediately release its correspondent and rejected charges made against him.
 

Iran arrests local British embassy staff: report

Iran has arrested eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran over the post-election violence, local media reported on Sunday, a move likely to further strain ties between the two nations.
 

Iran arrests local British embassy staff

Iran has arrested eight local staff at the British embassy in Tehran over the post-election violence, local media reported on Sunday, a move likely to further strain ties between the two nations.
 

Iran cleric for tighter controls on foreign media

Hardline Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami urged the government on Friday to "better control" the foreign media, accusing them of fomenting the protests over this month's presidential election.
 

Gov't sees 'crisis of credibility' in Iran

Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday there is a "crisis of credibility" between Iran's government and its people, lamenting the "profound clampdown" on protests over disputed elections.
 

'Neda' death video steps up pressure on Iran over protests

A video of a blood-drenched young woman, purportedly killed in the Tehran protests, has become an Internet symbol of the demonstrations and heightened pressure on Iran in its battle with foreign media.
 

'Neda' death video steps up pressure on Iran over protests

A video of a blood-drenched young woman, purportedly killed in the Tehran protests, has become an Internet symbol of the demonstrations and heightened pressure on Iran in its battle with foreign media.
 

BBC Persian channels Iranian voices of opposition

Thousands of miles from Iran, BBC Persian television in London has become a focal point for Iranians who refuse to believe the results of the presidential election this month.
 

Foreign Office withdraws families amid Iran embassy threat

The Foreign Office warned its nationals Monday against non-essential travel to Iran and pulled out families of embassy staff, as tensions between London and Tehran grew after disputed elections.
 

Iran lashes out at West, media over unrest

Iran accused Britain and the United States on Sunday of meddling in its affairs and tightened the screws on foreign news coverage of the election protests and street clashes shaking the country.
 

Iran accuses Western media

Iran accused global broadcasters the BBC and Voice of America on Monday of seeking to break up the Islamic republic with their coverage of the post-election unrest.
 

Tehran accuses BBC of trying to 'break up' Iran

Iran on Monday accused global broadcasters the BBC and Voice of America of seeking to break up the Islamic republic with their coverage of the post-election unrest.
 

World's media seeks ways around Iran clampdown

World's media innovates and adapts to Iran's information clampdown. Protesters and security forces gather. They collide in a cloud of tear gas and a shower of rocks and bottles.
 

Struggle among Iran's clerics bursts into the open

Power struggle among Iran's clerics bursts into the open as ayatollah's relatives are arrested. A backstage struggle among Iran's ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one of the country's most powerful men.