Monthly Report on Media and Journalists’ Suppression in January 2024

This statistical report is the first issue of the monthly reports by the Defending Free Flow of Information organization in 2024. It...

Khabar Online Removed Its Poll Under Pressure from Security Agencies

Following the publication of a poll on Khabar Online regarding the level of citizen participation in elections, this media outlet was forced...

Mehrdad Darva, Journalist, Sentenced to Imprisonment

The Revolutionary Court of Bandar Lengeh sentenced "Mehrdad Darva," a journalist residing in Hormozgan province, to 100 days of punitive imprisonment and...

Farhad Payar, Iranian journalist: My niece was sentenced to prison due to my activities

The Second Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Khorramabad sentenced Ghazaleh Zare to a total of three years in prison. Deutsche Welle reported...

Psychological Torture of a Journalist in Ardabil Prison; Ebrahim Rashidi’s Hair Shaved

On January 15, 2023, prison officials at Ardabil Central Prison shaved the head of journalist Ebrahim Rashidi after he was transferred from...