An Iranian poet who backed a reformist candidate in 2009’s disputed presidential election has been detained amid a crackdown on artists and activists, a U.S.-based rights group said.The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said late on Friday that Hila Sedighi had been arrested at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on Jan. 7 as she returned from the United Arab Emirates.
Source: Poet arrested as Iran targets free speech: rights group | Reuters
