The family of an Iranian-British former BBC journalist who was detained last week in Tehran were told on Saturday that he was in the capital's Evin prison, a friend told Reuters. Bahman Daroshafaei, 34, a translator and former BBC Persian service reporter, was detained on Wednesday at his home, according to the opposition website Kaleme.com. "His ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday he did not know about the case of a former BBC Persian journalist who was reported to have been arrested at his home in Tehran. Bahman Daroshafaei was detained on Wednesday, according to the opposition website Kaleme.com. "I read about this journalist as I arrived in the UK, so I ...

A former journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporations Persian service was arrested in Iran on Wednesday, Iranian activists outside the country reported, just as Irans foreign minister embarked on a trip to Britain, the first such visit in more than a decade. The former journalist, Bahman Daroshafaei, a dual citizen of Britain and Iran, ...