August 4, 2009

Former director of ISNA arrested

According to Parleman News, Mir Hamid Hassanzadeh, the former director of the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) has been arrested with a court order.
Hassanzadeh was the director of Mousavi’s website, Ghalam News. According to Parleman News, the reason for his arrest is his connection with this cite. Hassanzadeh was also the head of the advertising committee for Mousavi’s campaign.

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