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Mehrdad Aladin, a journalist and documentary maker, has been arrested

News January 8, 2025

Mehrdad Aladin, a documentary filmmaker and journalist from the "Didban Iran" news agency, was arrested on January 7, 2024 after attending the...

Nine; the number of imprisoned journalists in Iran

News January 1, 2025

Today, Thursday, January 1, 2025, at least 9 journalists and media activists are imprisoned in Iran; Nasrin Hasani in Bojnurd, Zhina Madras...

Iran has accused Cecilia Sala of violating the country’s laws

News December 30, 2024

In the first official reaction from the Iranian government regarding the arrest of "Cecilia Sala," the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance...

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, was arrested in Tehran

News December 27, 2024

Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old Italian journalist who traveled to Iran to report, was arrested in Tehran. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced...

Iranian-American journalist, Reza Valizadeh, sentenced to 10 years in prison

News December 14, 2024

The Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced Reza Valizadeh, a former journalist for the Persian section of Radio Free Europe (Radio Farda) and...

Reports

Six-Month Report on the Suppression of Journalists and Media in Iran (First Half of 2025)

Suppression of Journalists in Iran: Ongoing Repression in January 2025

Silencing Voices: An Overview of Media and Journalist Repression in Iran (2024 Annual Report)

News Highlights

Plotters in Masih Alinejad Assassination Attempt Sentenced to a Combined 50 Years in Prison

The Website of Ham-Mihan Newspaper Has Been Shut Down

Prison Sentence Issued Against Claimant of “Katherine Shakdam’s Sexual Relations with Iranian Officials”

News

Iran’s Prosecutor General Files Charges Against Several Newspapers and News Outlets

Parviz Sedaghat, Iranian Journalist and Economist, Arrested

Plotters in Masih Alinejad Assassination Attempt Sentenced to a Combined 50 Years in Prison