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Iran 'frees Danish media student' | Iran 'frees Danish media student' |
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The authorities in Iran have released a Danish media student arrested last week, the state news agency Irna says. | |
Niels Krogsgaard, 31, was detained on 4 November at an anti-government protest that coincided with a rally marking 30 years since the US embassy seizure. | Niels Krogsgaard, 31, was detained on 4 November at an anti-government protest that coincided with a rally marking 30 years since the US embassy seizure. |
On Monday, Iran's prosecutor general said Mr Krogsgaard had falsely claimed that he was a journalist when arrested. | On Monday, Iran's prosecutor general said Mr Krogsgaard had falsely claimed that he was a journalist when arrested. |
Iran has tightened reporting rules since protests flared following the disputed presidential election in June. | |
Opposition supporters say the poll was rigged to ensure the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. | |
At least 30 protesters have been killed in clashes since the elections. Thousands have been arrested, and some 200 opposition activists remain behind bars. Three have been sentenced to death. | |
'No permit' | |
Mr Krogsgaard had been working on an academic paper about Iranian politics when he was detained, the Danish Union of Journalists said. | |
This person said he was a journalist though there were factors in his case which did not support it Abbas Jafari DolatabadiTehran's chief prosecutor | |
"The Danish citizen arrested on the sidelines of illegal demonstrations has been freed," Tehran's chief prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, told Irna on Tuesday. | |
"After completion of the investigation, the examining judge ordered the liberation of the accused and, after the approval of the prosecutor, this order was transmitted to Evin prison," he added. | |
On Monday, Mr Dolatabadi rejected Mr Krogsgaard's claim to be a journalist, saying "there were factors in his case which did not support it". | |
"A journalist should have a permit," he explained. | |
A Canadian, a Japanese and an Iranian journalist were also arrested at the anti-government protest, which the security forces dispersed with batons and tear gas. |
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