CPJ welcomes conviction of 2 men for attack on Iran International journalist in London (original) (raw)

London, June 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the conviction of two Romanian men found guilty of wounding journalist Pouria Zeraati in London in 2024 in a carefully planned attack that prosecutors said was linked to the Iranian state. Zeraati, a prominent news presenter for the...read full story

"The level of threat to Iranian journalists in the U.K. — and to their families back in Iran — has only risen since 2024, so it is also vital that the U.K. government steps up its response to this kind of transnational repression."