July 8th, 2009
On 6 July, 22 of the 25 jailed employees of Kalameh Sabz, the newspaper owned by Mir Hossein Mousavi were released. Three editorial staff are still in jail. Read more here (http://www NULL.ifex NULL.org/iran/2009/07/07/journalists_released_foreign_press_vilified/)Tags: Tags: elections, iran, journalists, mousavi,
June 25th, 2009
Seventy university professors who met with opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi in Tehran have been arrested. Read more here (http://www NULL.latimes NULL.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-mousavi26-2009jun26,0,2461818 NULL.story)Tags: Tags: #iranelection, academic, iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, mousavi,
June 24th, 2009
Twenty-five members of the staff of Kalemeh Sabz, a newspaper owned by presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, have been arrested in Tehran. Read more here (http://news NULL.asiaone NULL.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20090624-150623 NULL.html)Tags: Tags: election, iran, kalemeh sabz, mousavi, protest,
June 24th, 2009
Furniture company Habitats Twitter account used hashtags such as #Iranelection and #Mousavi in order to ensure the company’s messages regarding their products would be seen by a mass audience. Twitter members use hashtags to help them narrow their searches and the use of Twitter has proved an invaluable way of getting information out of the heavily censored country. Read more here (http://www NULL.telegraph NULL.co NULL.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/5621970/Habitat-apologises-for-Twitter-hashtag-spam NULL.html)June 22nd, 2009
Iranian-Canadian documentary maker and journalist Maziar Bahari was arrested after police raided his Tehran home on Sunday morning (21 June). He is currently being held without charge. Over 20 journalists have been arrested since the beginning of the protests in Iran. Read more here (http://www NULL.newsweek NULL.com/id/203036)Tags: Tags: election, iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Maziar Bahari, mousavi, protests,
June 18th, 2009
It’s time to confront technology companies in the West on the role they play in censorship worldwide, says Claire Ulrich
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June 12th, 2009
Fiery television debates, and the tactics of Ahmadinejad’s own supporters, have emboldened Iran’s newspapers, says Meir Javedanfar
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Index on Censorship looks back on the highs and lows of the year for freedom of expression
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