Reformist journalist arrested in Iran

The authorities in Iran have arrested the prominent pro-reform journalist, Reza Alijani.

In a BBC interview, Mr Alijani's wife said he was arrested under the warrant of Iran's Revolutionary Court.

Mrs Alijani said both his office and his house had been searched, and a number of books and scripts had been seized.

Mr Alijani was the Editor-in-Chief of the Iran-e-Farda magazine which was banned ten months ago.

More than twenty publications have been banned and a dozen journalists jailed in Iran since April last year.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service