We publish the list of journalists sent to the World Cup

Charso Press: Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili said about the sending of people to Qatar World Cup competitions as journalists and media activists and that some people say that the presence of some of them in the public opinion did not achieve anything except to create marginalization, he said: the fact that they did not achieve anything is the antidote. But we almost tried to have representatives from all active media.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance continued: “I have ordered to publish the list of everyone we sent this week and to specify their union, newspaper and news agency affiliation.”

He emphasized: Naturally, the part of news that is provided to the people was provided by these journalists.

In response to the question that sports journalists were given priority in the discussion of the World Cup, but these people who left had nothing to do with the discussion of the World Cup and reporting about this tournament, Esmaili said: We announced to the media, they also nominated reporters, we did not choose, we are quotas. We gave it to news agencies and newspapers.

He pointed out: I cannot make a decision instead of the manager responsible for the media. We have given a quota and they have given names and we have chosen a number and won.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance stated that, unfortunately, the World Cup ended early for us and said: I have said that the list of the people who have been sent will be published this week for everyone to see, and I have said that if there is any criticism, a meeting with the media should be held in the Vice-Chancellor.

Regarding the release of some artists who were arrested during the recent protests in the country, and in response to the question whether the Ministry of Guidance was involved, he stated: We were working to resolve their issues, and I thank our friends in the security and judicial processes for this work. The problems of these loved ones became less.