{"id":3090,"date":"2024-12-13T09:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/en\/?p=3090"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T09:38:15","slug":"khamenei-threatens-legal-cases-filed-against-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/en\/khamenei-threatens-legal-cases-filed-against-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"khamenei Threatens, Legal Cases Filed Against Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Shortly after the speech by Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his order to confront Iranian journalists and media, the Attorney General&#8217;s Office announced that it has filed charges against several media outlets and journalists.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Ali Khamenei, in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deffi.org\/%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c-%d8%af%d8%b3%d8%aa%da%a9%d9%85-%d8%b9%d9%84%db%8c%d9%87-%db%8c%da%a9-%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%87-%d9%88-%d8%b4%d9%85\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mizanonline.ir\/fa\/news\/4809093\/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public speech<\/a> after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, referred to the dissemination of certain news and analyses in Iranian media regarding this event as an instance of &#8220;scaring and demoralizing the people&#8221; and ordered that action be taken against media outlets and journalists both inside and outside of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his speech, Ali Khamenei stated: &#8220;Some outside\u2026 are speaking to the people in Persian on foreign televisions, foreign radios, foreign newspapers, painting a picture to scare and demoralize the people. They must be dealt with differently. However, no one inside should do this. If someone inside speaks in an analysis or statement in a way that implies demoralizing the people, that is a crime and must be pursued.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after the publication of Ali Khamenei&#8217;s speech, the Attorney General&#8217;s Office issued a statement: &#8220;Appropriate measures will be taken against those who undermine the mental security of the people, and this process will continue with special monitoring.&#8221; Meanwhile, the official news agency of the judiciary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mizanonline.ir\/fa\/news\/4809093\/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mizanonline.ir\/fa\/news\/4809093\/%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%84-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mizan<\/a>, reported two separate pieces of news regarding the Attorney General&#8217;s charges against &#8220;one newspaper,&#8221; &#8220;two political and social media activists,&#8221; and &#8220;one journalist.&#8221; Mizan, without naming the newspaper and citizens against whom charges were filed, wrote: &#8220;On December 9, 2024, the Tehran Prosecutor&#8217;s Office took legal action against a newspaper and individuals participating in an interview with that newspaper, which undermined the mental security of the people, and charges have been filed against the newspaper and the interviewees.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charges filed by the prosecutor&#8217;s office against media outlets, media activists, and journalists represent a recurring pattern of suppressing freedom of expression in Iran; a pattern that is repeated verbatim after provocative events in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after the speech by Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his order to confront Iranian journalists and media, the Attorney General&#8217;s Office announced that it has filed charges against several media outlets and journalists. 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