NIAC Condemns Iranian Government’s Harassment of Journalists Abroad
“NIAC is deeply disturbed by reports that the Iranian government is threatening reporters of Persian-language news outlets and their families. We believe in the free flow of information and strongly condemn any intimidation tactics against journalists aimed at suppressing this basic principle. The Iranian government must abide by its international human rights obligations, cease its assault on the press at home and abroad, and free all those arrested for their beliefs and political activism.”
Even More Crackdowns on Iranian Media
Radio Zamaneh reports ( via www.payvand.com) that Iran’s Ministry of Culture has cautioned fifteen newspapers for publishing criticism of Iran’s domestic unrest following the June presidential election. Iran’s Ministry of Culture has issued warnings for 15 newspapers for “spreading rumours” and “representing a false image of the country’s situation.” Seven of them were reprimanded for […]
Reporters Without Borders Launches Campaign To Support Iranian Journalists
Written by NIAC Staff Paris, France – “Iranian authorities regard photographers as spies,” said “EM,” an Iranian photojournalist who has recently sought refuge in France with the help of Reporters Without Borders. “The police came to my home. I was lucky because I was out reporting. I fled the country the same day. I left […]
Today’s Headlines from Payvand (via Radio Zamaneh)
Tehran University Students Invite Opposition Leaders to Student Day Over three thousand students of Tehran University have signed a petition inviting opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, to attend Day of the Student ceremonies at their institution on December 7. The students urge the two opposition leaders to renew their protests to the […]