Iranian authorities have shut down the Association of Iranian Journalists, when armed men raided and sealed the Tehran offices. Five journalists have been released in the past week including: Massoud Kurdpour, who just completed a one year jail term, Ali-Reza Beheshti, editor-in-chief of Kalameh Sabz and Kambiz Nouroozi, and director of legal affairs at the Association of Iranian Journalists. CPJ has also confirmed the arrest of Fatima Khavari, director of the weekly newspaper Chragh and Omid Selimi, a photographer who worked for Nesf e Jehan newspaper in Esfahan. Read more here
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Iran: Leading press organisation shut down
Iranian authorities have shut down the Association of Iranian Journalists, when armed men raided and sealed the Tehran offices. Five journalists have been released in the past week including: Massoud Kurdpour, who just completed a one year jail term, Ali-Reza Beheshti, editor-in-chief of Kalameh Sabz and Kambiz Nouroozi, and director of legal affairs at the […]
07 Aug 09
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At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the truth, defending those rights is more urgent than ever.
But free speech is not free. Instead we rely on readers like you to keep our journalism independent, our advocacy sharp and our support for writers, artists and dissidents strong.
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At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the truth, defending those rights is more urgent than ever.
But free speech is not free. Instead we rely on readers like you to keep our journalism independent, our advocacy sharp and our support for writers, artists and dissidents strong.
If you believe in a future where voices aren’t silenced, help us protect it.
At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the truth, defending those rights is more urgent than ever.
But free speech is not free. Instead we rely on readers like you to keep our journalism independent, our advocacy sharp and our support for writers, artists and dissidents strong.
If you believe in a future where voices aren’t silenced, help us protect it.
At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the truth, defending those rights is more urgent than ever.
But free speech is not free. Instead we rely on readers like you to keep our journalism independent, our advocacy sharp and our support for writers, artists and dissidents strong.
If you believe in a future where voices aren’t silenced, help us protect it.
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