Zakharova confirmed that the Russian side summoned the Iranian ambassador to the Detention of Russian Female Journalists in Tehran. (Source: Satellite News Agency)
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said on the same day that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador to Russia on the detention of Russian citizens in Tehran. Earlier, a Russian journalist had her passport confiscated at Tehran airport and subsequently arrested in a hotel for several days.
According to the news of the Russian Satellite News Agency (SputnikNews) and Tass on the 4th, Zakharova said on the same day that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador to Russia on the detention of Russian citizens in Tehran. Zakharova said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian ambassador on the detention of Russian female citizen Yulia Yuzik in Tehran, clarified the relevant situation in a timely manner and guaranteed the rights of Russian citizens." ”
Yulia Yuzik. (Source: Russian Channel 24)
Yuzk's ex-husband, Boris Voitsekhovskiy, confirmed in social media posts that Yuzk had been arrested earlier this week. Yuzk's daughter also confirmed the incident through her mother's social accounts.
Yuzk, who had visited Iran a few years ago, returned to Iran again and was arrested inside the hotel on Friday, Voycekhovsky said. Police took away her documents and cell phone, and a day after her arrest, Yuzk was allowed to make a brief phone call. Tehran has accused her of spying for Israel and is scheduled to be tried on Saturday (5th), and the journalist will face up to a decade in prison.
Infographic: Iranian police. (Source: Associated Press)
The Russian embassy in Iran said diplomats were investigating the case but had not received any legal notice from Iranian authorities. Andrei Ganenko, the embassy's public relations specialist, noted that the Iranian side did not inform Russian diplomats when the journalist's passport was confiscated. "As far as we know, Yuzk arrived in Tehran on 29 September at a private invitation," Andrea said. Upon arrival, the International Airport Border Patrol seized her passport for reasons unknown. (Compilation /Overseas Network Hou Xingchuan)