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Journalism conference addresses Iran’s problems

Iran was a major topic of discussion as about 700 journalists attended a UNESCO conference in Tunisia called New Voices – media freedom helping to transform societies.

Iranian leaders united against journalists: RWB

Reporters Without Borders has once again ranked Iran as “one of the world’s biggest prisons for journalists” on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, May 3.

U.S. calls for release of journalists

The United States called on the Iranian government to release all jailed journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.

Iranian journalist begins her six-year jail term

Shirin Khosravani, an Iranian journalist, has begun serving her six-year jail term for charges of “assembly and collusion against national security and propaganda against the regime.”

Jailed journalist harassed at hospital

Issa Saharkhiz, an Iranian political prisoner currently hospitalized for heart complications, received a surprise visit on Monday from a group of government plainclothes officers, which caused the activist’s medical condition to deteriorate.

Rights groups says free elections impossible in Iran

Reporters Without Borders says free elections cannot possibly take place in Iran because the widespread “crackdown on journalists and netizens” prevents voters from getting the “independently reported news and information they need to make a choice.”

Detained journalist released on bail

Marzieh Rasouli, a jailed Iranian journalist, was released today in Tehran.

Jailed blogger, Parastoo Dokouhaki released

Jailed journalist and activist Parastoo Dokouhaki was released on Sunday in Tehran.

Detainees accused of collaboration with Persian BBC

The organized crime branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps announced today that Persian BBC has been waging a “soft war” against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian journalist sentenced to jail

Iranian journalist Mahsa Amrabadi has been sentenced to a prison term for the second time in the past two years.