Iranian authorities must drop all charges and release journalists held for their work
CPJ urges release of all jailed Iranian journalists after bail granted to Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi.
Iranian journalist Hasan Abbasi rearrested and held incommunicado
CPJ was unable to determine where Abbasi was being held or if he had been formally charged.
Iran’s journalists in dire straits one year after protest crackdown
Numerous journalists have been silenced and witnesses to brutality fear the consequences of speaking out.
Iran: Tech-enabled ‘Hijab and Chastity’ law will further punish women
Concerns mount over use of new Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition technology to target women.
Iran: Mass arrests of women’s rights defenders
“The arbitrary arrests of a dozen activists are aimed at suppressing popular discontent with ongoing impunity and rights violations.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls on the judiciary to purge dissenting voices online
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls on the judiciary to purge dissenting voices online.
Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani detained on undisclosed charges
The activist was arrested after publishing her first satirical cartoon on Instagram since 2020.
Iranian authorities arrest reporter who covered schoolgirl poisonings
“The systematic persecution of journalists who still dare to do their job must end,” says RSF.
Iran sentences some of 38 women journalists arrested during September 2022 protests
Rights groups report at least 20,000 people arrested and detained following Mahsa Amini’s death, but fear the toll could be much higher.
Iran: Seizure of detained journalists’ devices raises fears of fresh arrests, convictions
More than half of detained Iranian journalists had devices seized since protests began.
Iran: International community urged to strengthen support for protesters
Over 480 global voices join forces to support Iranians fighting for freedom and democracy.
Iran: Roiled by protests, journalists face a war of attrition
Alongside threat of prosecutions, Iranian authorities are clearly in a rush to start trials and mete out speedy punishments, says CPJ.
Iran: State-backed hacking of activists, journalists, politicians
Ongoing phishing campaign threatens independent groups in the region.
Iran: Human rights groups call for Special UN Session amid protests
An independent mechanism with investigative, reporting and accountability functions is urgently needed to address the gross human rights violations committed during demonstrations.