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CPJ welcomes conviction of 2 men for attack on Iran International journalist in London
Summary
Documents state-sponsored attack on exiled journalist, exemplifying authoritarian transnational repression and violent censorship targeting critical media outlets.
London, June 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the conviction of two Romanian men found guilty of wounding journalist Pouria Zeraati in London in 2024 in a carefully planned attack that prosecutors said was linked to the Iranian state. Zeraati, a prominent news presenter for the Persian-language broadcaster Iran International, was stabbed three times...
state violence against journalists
press freedom
transnational repression
Iranian government
exile media targeting
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