Nine Iranian journalists arrested: reports

Iranian authorities have arrested nine journalists working for several media networks in the past two days, opposition websites and Etemad newspaper reported on Monday.
Etemad named three detained journalists as Akbar Montajabi of Irandokht, a reformist weekly, Mahsa Jazin of the government-run Iran who works in the central city of Isfahan, and Ahmad Jalili Farahani of Mehr news agency.
Opposition website Rahesabz announced the arrests of Ehsan Mehrabi of moderate daily newspaper Farhikhtegan and Zeynab Kazem-Khah of the ISNA news agency.

Kaleme.org reported that Hassan Zohouri who works for the information website of the government tourism organisation was also arrested, as was Amir Sadeghi of Farhang Ashti newspaper.
It said two other journalists Ali Kalehi and Somaiyeh Momeni were also detained, but it was unclear who they worked for.
The reasons for their arrests were not immediately known but they come just days ahead of Thursday's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.Kaleme.org said 55 Iranian media personnel are currently being detained in Iran, while Reporters Without Borders says more than 40 journalists have been arrested since the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad in June 2009 and the ensuing protests. (AFP - Feb 8, 2010)