Release Athanasiadis

A journalist who wrote for last week’s Spectator has been detained by the Iranian regime. He should be freed immediately. 

Last week’s Spectator carried a fine atmospheric despatch from Tehran by the Greek journalist Iason Athanasiadis, who has also been covering the disputed presidential election for the Washington Times. At some point in the past week — the chronology is still hazy — Iason was arrested by the Iranian authorities and, as we go to press, remains in custody.