THREAD
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May 3 is #WorldPressFreedomDay
This thread is a reminder of how the regime in #Iran treats journalists.
Iran ranked 173rd out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2020 World Press Freedom Index.
rsf.org/en/iran
#WPFD2020
1)
May 3 is #WorldPressFreedomDay
This thread is a reminder of how the regime in #Iran treats journalists.
Iran ranked 173rd out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2020 World Press Freedom Index.
rsf.org/en/iran
#WPFD2020
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"State control of news & information is unrelenting & at least 860 journalists & citizen-journalists have been imprisoned or executed since 1979."
"State control of news & information is unrelenting & at least 860 journalists & citizen-journalists have been imprisoned or executed since 1979."
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Iran’s Cyber Police has arrested thousands of Iranians during the coronavirus epidemic for exposing the regime’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis.
irannewswire.org/irans-cyber-po…
Iran’s Cyber Police has arrested thousands of Iranians during the coronavirus epidemic for exposing the regime’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis.
irannewswire.org/irans-cyber-po…
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Iran Proves It Carried Out Systematic Cover-Up of Coronavirus by Arresting Citizen Journalists
iranfocus.com/en/human-right…
Iran Proves It Carried Out Systematic Cover-Up of Coronavirus by Arresting Citizen Journalists
iranfocus.com/en/human-right…
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Marzieh Amiri, a journalist and student activist was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison and 147 lashes, her sister Samira Amiri tweeted August 24, 2019.
iran-hrm.com/index.php/2019…
Marzieh Amiri, a journalist and student activist was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison and 147 lashes, her sister Samira Amiri tweeted August 24, 2019.
iran-hrm.com/index.php/2019…
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Zeinab Rahimi, an environmental reporter, was fired for criticizing the Director of Public Relations at the Iranian Department of the Environment.
women.ncr-iran.org/2020/04/23/wom…
Zeinab Rahimi, an environmental reporter, was fired for criticizing the Director of Public Relations at the Iranian Department of the Environment.
women.ncr-iran.org/2020/04/23/wom…
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The Iranian regime's judiciary sentenced a journalist to two years in jail for "spreading misinformation" and "insulting" the mullahs' supreme leader and authorities.
ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-…
The Iranian regime's judiciary sentenced a journalist to two years in jail for "spreading misinformation" and "insulting" the mullahs' supreme leader and authorities.
ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-…
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Journalist & human rights defender Shiva Nazar Ahari appears to have been charged with moharebeh (enmity with God), which can carry the death penalty. She was held solely for the peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and association.
ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-r…
Journalist & human rights defender Shiva Nazar Ahari appears to have been charged with moharebeh (enmity with God), which can carry the death penalty. She was held solely for the peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and association.
ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-r…
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Miresmaili was found guilty of insulting Islam & gov officials, spreading falsehoods & publishing immoral content.
“There are many faults to this verdict... [Miresmaili] criticized officials in satire but they have considered this as an insult.”
iran-hrm.com/index.php/2018…
Miresmaili was found guilty of insulting Islam & gov officials, spreading falsehoods & publishing immoral content.
“There are many faults to this verdict... [Miresmaili] criticized officials in satire but they have considered this as an insult.”
iran-hrm.com/index.php/2018…
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While the mullahs’ regime persecutes reporters and journalists inside Iran, they use so-called reporters/journalists to pursue their malign interests.
Listen to the words of former Iranian spy chief Ali Fallahian.
While the mullahs’ regime persecutes reporters and journalists inside Iran, they use so-called reporters/journalists to pursue their malign interests.
Listen to the words of former Iranian spy chief Ali Fallahian.
