Iran 'seems to be concealing' coronavirus information

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'The authorities insist they have the situation under control but they have refused to publish exact figures for deaths and infections and have obstructed journalists trying to cover the story.'

Iran"seems to be concealing" information on the coronavirus, which has officially killed 19 people in the country, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday, accusing it of blocking independent reporting of the outbreak.

"The authorities insist they have the situation under control but they have refused to publish exact figures for deaths and infections and have obstructed journalists trying to cover the story," it said. He was released after questioning, but his phone and computer were seized and his Telegram messenger and Twitter account closed.

"RSF condemns Iran's persecution of media outlets and journalists publishing independent information," said the NGO's statement.

 

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