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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matthew Weaver

British-Iranian journalists in UK warned of death threats from Iran

A protester holds a photograph of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in London last month
A protester holds a photograph of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in London last month. Photograph: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

British-Iranian journalists based in the UK have been warned by police of imminent and credible death threats from Iran, prompting a call from the House of Commons for the UK to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group.

Volant Media, the London-based broadcaster of Iran International TV, said two of its journalists had been notified by the Metropolitan police that the threats “represent an imminent, credible and significant risk to their lives and those of their families”.

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