A leading media watchdog has accused Iran of trying to cow journalists into silence and self-censorship, adding to international pressure on Tehran over its treatment of activists and the press.
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Parisa Hafezi, Reuters Tehran Bureau Chief, Convicted Of ‘Propaganda-Related Offenses’ By Iranian Media Court
Iranian state-owned media says a special media court has found the Tehran bureau chief of the Thomson Reuters news agency guilty of “spreading lies” against the Islamic system for a video story that Iran claims briefly included a misleading description of women training in the martial arts.
Letter from Iranian media and social network activists to the Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement
Letter from Iranian media and social network activists to the Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement :
Senior cleric slams media restrictions
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has condemned media restrictions in Iran, calling them “illegal.”
Uncertainties about Comprehensive System of Media, replacing media regulations
It is titled “Comprehensive System of Media” and is supposed to be an all-embracing regulation for all media of any types in the country; from print media to electronic media, from blogs to social networks. They want to replace the country’s last media regulation with the new system.
Social-Media Expert Apparently Rearrested
Mohammad Soleimani Nia, a social-media expert and Internet pioneer in Iran, has apparently been rearrested several weeks after being released on bail.
130 media figures demand ‘release of all journalists’
GVF — Close to 130 Iranian journalists have called on the judiciary chief as well as the speaker of parliament to take action against the on-going repression of journalists in the country.
Iran Tries to Neuter Foreign Media and International Press Freedoms
Iranian authorities should end their undue restrictions on and intimidation of foreign-based journalists and media outlets, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Uzbekistan, Belarus, Iran Among World’s Worst Media Censors
A leading journalism watchdog group has listed authorities in Uzbekistan, Belarus, and Iran as among the world’s leading media censors.
Iranian official resigns over impeachment threat-media
By Marcus George DUBAI, April 15 (Reuters) – An Iranian official accused of involvement in the torture of protesters while in custody has resigned from his post after parliament threatened the government with impeachment, Iranian media reported on Sunday.