A well-known Iranian political activist, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, has managed to send out an unprecedented video message from the Rajayishahr prison in which he dismisses Iran’s repressive measures aimed at silencing dissent and predicts they will fail.
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Three State Media Journalists Arrested In Iran
Three Iranian journalists working for state media outlets are reported have been arrested in recent weeks, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
The world is burning but Anna retains media focus
Libya and the imminent downfall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, and the humiliating 4-0 series defeat that was handed down to India by England make it to the front pages of the national newspapers today, but not even these epochal events can take away from the dominance of Team Anna.
UK riots: Iran media left red-faced over British ‘anti-monarchy uprising’
Pictures portraying riots as anti-royal revolt include images from 2008 Notting Hill Carnival, the miners’ strike and even Chile
Hard-Line Iranian Media Demonize Western ‘Cultural Threat’
The hard-line daily newspapers “Kayhan” and “Resalat” have called for a new round of “media purification” in Iran, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
“Perpetrators” in social insecurity were introduced
Some of Iran’s most powerful officials are blaming foreign elements and the media for a rising crime rate and a lack of public safety.