DeFFI | Defending Free Flow of Information Organization

August 2024: Monthly Report on the Suppression of Media and Journalists in Iran

Periodic Reports September 2, 2024

In August 2024, Iranian journalists and media experienced a month filled with significant events, coinciding with the official inauguration of the fourteenth...

Non-public, Without a Jury: Repeating Violations in Iran’s Press Courts

News August 28, 2024

The trial concerning the charges against the news outlet "Hamdeli Zanjan" was held illegally—without the presence of an impartial jury in political...

Niloufar Hamadi and Elaheh Mohammadi Sentenced to Six Years in Prison Each

News August 11, 2024

The Tehran Court of Appeals has sentenced Elaheh Mohammadi, a journalist for Ham-Mihan newspaper, and Niloufar Hamadi, a journalist for Shargh newspaper,...

July 2024: Monthly Report on the Suppression of Media and Journalists in Iran

Periodic Reports August 2, 2024

The report on the suppression of media and journalists in July 2024 is based on 11 new cases and a total of...

Condemnation of Salahuddin Khalaj Asadi to 40 Lashes

News July 16, 2024

The Court of Appeals of Markazi Province confirmed the sentence of 40 lashes issued against Salahuddin Khalaj Asadi, a journalist for the...

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

Another newspaper in Iran suspended and its journalist sentenced to prison

Another political media outlet in Iran has been banned from continuing its activities

Continued Detention Under Inhuman Conditions and Extrajudicial Treatment of Imprisoned Journalists

News

Another newspaper in Iran suspended and its journalist sentenced to prison

Another political media outlet in Iran has been banned from continuing its activities

Continued Detention Under Inhuman Conditions and Extrajudicial Treatment of Imprisoned Journalists