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Journalist Couple who Covered Labor Protests in Iran on Hunger Strike after Arrest
Two Iranian journalists arrested related to coverage of labor protests in Iran, launched a hunger strike to protest their “unfair” detention. Amirhossein Mohammadifar, and his…
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Iran Violently Arrests Journalists before the Summer Presidential Election
With the approach of the presidential elections in Iran in summer 2017, journalists appear to be facing a new wave of persecution from the…
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Jailed filmmaker contacts family five days after arrest
Detained journalist and filmmaker Bahman Darolshafayi, who was arrested at his home on Wednesday February 3, contacted his family for the first time on…
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Additional charge lodged against pair of detained journalists
Issa Saharkhiz and Ehsan Mazandarani, two of the Iranian journalists arrested in the recent backlash against journalists that followed warnings by Iran’s Supreme Leader…
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MP accuses IRGC of breaking law by detaining journalists
Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the recent arrests of journalists by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are “against the law”. In an interview with the…
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Detained journalists remain in custody
The fate of journalists recently arrested in Iran remains unknown. Afarin Chitsaz, Issa Saharkhiz, Ehssn Mazandarani and Saman Safarzayi were arrested last week by…