Iran has expelled the correspondent for the Spanish newspaper El Pais, the daily said Monday.
Tehran cancelled Angeles Espinosa's residence permit and ordered her to leave the country within two weeks, without giving her any explanation, according to El Pais, DPA reported.
Espinosa believes Tehran expelled her mainly over an interview she did with Ahmad Montazeri, son of a late ayatollah who had been critical of the regime. The Spanish journalist was detained briefly in July, after doing the interview.
El Pais has also waged a campaign in favour of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, who is on death row for murder and might also face stoning to death for adultery.
Espinosa's expulsion reflected "the nervousness of the regime over criticism," El Pais said, describing press censorship as having increased since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became Iranian president in 2005.