President Hassan Rohani was declared the first round’s outright winner on 15 June and took office on 3 August.Rohani repeatedly said during his campaign that “all the political prisoners should be released.” He also said on several occasions that he wanted a change “in favour of free speech and media freedom.” These promises encouraged […]
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Rouhani’s first 100 days see no progress on freedom of information
Reporters Without Borders is very disappointed by President Hassan Rouhani’s record on freedom of information during his first 100 days in office and again urges him to keep his promises to end abuse of authority, impunity and censorship. A moderate conservative backed by Iran’s reformists, Rouhani was declared the first round’s outright winner on […]