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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...

Armed Individuals’ Attempt to Enter the Residence of an Iranian Journalist Fails

News December 13, 2024

The threatening attempt by two armed individuals to enter the residence of Shir Ahmad Shirani, the editor-in-chief of the human rights organization...

khamenei Threatens, Legal Cases Filed Against Journalists

News December 13, 2024

Shortly after the speech by Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his order to confront Iranian journalists...

Reports

Organized Disruption of Independent Reporting Amid Anti-Government Protests in Iran

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

News Highlights

Nationwide Internet Shutdown in Iran; Concerns Over Widespread Repression of Protesting Citizens

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

The Website of Ham-Mihan Newspaper Has Been Shut Down

News

Aaliyeh motalebzadeh, Iranian Photographer, Released on Bail from Detention

Nationwide Internet Shutdown in Iran; Concerns Over Widespread Repression of Protesting Citizens

Iranian Journalist Mehdi Beyk Released After Brief Detention