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VOA Persian journalist says he was fired over coverage of Reza Pahlavi 

VOA Persian journalist says he was fired over coverage of Reza Pahlavi 

A journalist with Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Ahmad Batebi, a prominent Iranian dissident, human rights activist and American journalist, said he was given no explanation for why his contract was terminated but blamed it on...

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