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The London-based Farsi news channel issued a strong condemnation of the incident
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Iranian authorities have reportedly detained family members of a journalist working for the London-based Iran International news channel, in what the broadcaster describes as an "appalling act of hostage-taking" aimed at coercing her resignation.
The detention, which reportedly took place on Saturday, is explicitly linked to the channel's coverage of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. According to Iran International, the family members are being held with the explicit threat that they will not be released until the journalist resigns from her position.
