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Tightening the Net: Iran’s new phase of digital repression
ARTICLE 19 examines how the Iranian regime is strengthening its hold over the internet through its Supreme Council of Cyberspace (SCC).
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Iran: International coalition launches to demand immediate release of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi
“The Free Narges Campaign is not just about one woman’s freedom; it is a fight for the dignity, rights, and future of all political prisoners in Iran.”
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Iran: Hossein Shanbehzadeh targeted as social media crackdown continues
Many Iranians went on to social media to protest against Shanbehzadeh’s arrest, calling the accusations against him ‘baseless’ and ‘ridiculous’.
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Iran: The silencing of musicians advocating for women’s rights
Authorities convicted rapper Toomaj Salehi for a song he wrote and sentenced him to death.
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Iran arrests Kurdish editor-in-chief, Iranian cartoonist, sues several newspapers
“Authorities must realize that jailing journalists and critical voices won’t help them in hiding Iran’s difficult realities.” — CPJ
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“Iran International” journalist stabbed in London
“Iranian journalists working in London have long lived under the shadow of a potential attack, but for this to happen in a residential street in broad daylight is deeply shocking” – RSF
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Four Iranian journalists detained after newsroom raid, detention of 30 employees
CPJ was unable to determine whether the journalists had been formally charged.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani detained on undisclosed charges
The activist was arrested after publishing her first satirical cartoon on Instagram since 2020.