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**Kamendoriks** · 12-10-2010, 08:21 AM

what the hell, this is just insane !! First American Hikers and now German reporters ???
something is brewing ...

The arrest of two German reporters in Iran worried the crisis staff of the Foreign Office. Through diplomatic contacts, the Ministry tried to defuse the politically sensitive case - given the tense relations with the country an extremely difficult task.

While they wanted to interview the legal counsel of the condemned to death by stoning Sakine Mohammadi Aschtiani in the presence of her son, two journalists were on Sunday night, according to official Iranian data arrested in the office of the lawyer.

Politically, the arrest could hardly come at a worse time. Because of the dispute over Iran's nuclear program, the relations with the regime in Tehran are icy, recently, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before the UN General Assembly an inflammatory speech held. In this climate, two German nationals freizubekommen that may have failed, in fact of Iranian law appears, even optimists in the Department as a task that requires much tact and patience and ingenuity.

Deutsche Reporter in Iran verhaftet: Zugriff nach der dritten Frage - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Politik

12-10-2010, 08:21 AM	#30
Kamendoriks Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 627 Senior Member	what the hell, this is just insane !! First American Hikers and now German reporters ??? something is brewing ... The arrest of two German reporters in Iran worried the crisis staff of the Foreign Office. Through diplomatic contacts, the Ministry tried to defuse the politically sensitive case - given the tense relations with the country an extremely difficult task. While they wanted to interview the legal counsel of the condemned to death by stoning Sakine Mohammadi Aschtiani in the presence of her son, two journalists were on Sunday night, according to official Iranian data arrested in the office of the lawyer. Politically, the arrest could hardly come at a worse time. Because of the dispute over Iran's nuclear program, the relations with the regime in Tehran are icy, recently, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before the UN General Assembly an inflammatory speech held. In this climate, two German nationals freizubekommen that may have failed, in fact of Iranian law appears, even optimists in the Department as a task that requires much tact and patience and ingenuity. Deutsche Reporter in Iran verhaftet: Zugriff nach der dritten Frage - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Politik
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