DeFFI | Defending Free Flow of Information Organization

Saeideh Shafiei Denied Visits with Her Family

News October 13, 2024

Officials at Evin Prison in Tehran have prohibited Saeideh Shafiei, a incarcerated journalist, from meeting with her family. A similar restriction has...

Disruption of Free Information in Iran Continues

News October 11, 2024

Approximately one month after the illegal blocking of Sadaf Fatemi's SIM card, the content published by this journalist was also removed from...

A human rights blogger endured 9 months of unlawful imprisonment and exile

News October 8, 2024

Soheil Arabi, a blogger, photographer, and human rights activist, left his place of exile in the city of Borazjan, Bushehr province, upon...

Court of Appeals Sentences Jina Modares Gorji to 28 Months in Prison

News October 5, 2024

The Fourth Branch of the Kurdistan Court of Appeals has sentenced Jina Modares Gorji, a journalist and women's rights activist, to two...

Tehran Prosecutor’s Office Files Charges Against Media Activists Amid Iran-Israel Military Conflict

News October 4, 2024

As military tensions escalate between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel, the Tehran Prosecutor's Office has initiated legal cases against several...

Reports

2025 Annual Report: The Islamic Republic’s Military Posture Against the Free Flow of Information in Iran

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)

News Highlights

War in Iran: Internet Cut Off and Several Websites and Applications Hacked

Continued Detention of Japan broadcaster journalist NHK in Iran

Suppression of Free Information in Iran Continues: Two More Journalists Arrested

News

Day 3 of the War in Iran: Continued Internet Blackout and Widespread Disruption to Free Information Flow

War in Iran: Internet Cut Off and Several Websites and Applications Hacked

Continued Detention of Japan broadcaster journalist NHK in Iran