Newsweek Journalist Detained in Iran

CNN

A Canadian working for Newsweek magazine in the Iranian capital was "detained without charge" by Iranian authorities Sunday, the magazine said in a statement.

Maziar Bahari has not been heard from since Sunday morning, Newsweek said. A journalist and filmmaker, Bahari has been living in Iran and covering the country for the past decade, according to the statement.

In addition, Life magazine, in a photo gallery posted on its Web site, said the Iranian photojournalist who shot the photos was missing. "He has not been in contact with us," the magazine said. An e-mail from a relative said the man had gone outside the day before and never came back, adding that the "government arrested them," Life said.

See more stories tagged with: life magazine , newsweek , Maziar Bahari , iran