Iran

“For decades, the enemies of free expression targeted Salman for his words, driving him into years of hiding. The fatwa, issued against him in 1989 by Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, has caused Salman and those associated with him an immeasurable amount of suffering – but it could not succeed in silencing him.”

Rights groups are calling for content moderation practices that uphold and protect the right to freedom of expression for the platform’s community in Iran.

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls on Iranian authorities to release the prominent woman human rights defender, as well as other imprisoned activists and journalists.

Protests against rising food prices have been met with tear gas, arbitrary detentions, and Internet shutdowns and disruptions that suggest authorities made preparations in advance to stifle expression.

New report examines how Iranian authorities systematically violate people’s right to protest and assemble, deceive and lie about the violations they commit, and unlawfully keep people seeking transparency and accountability in the dark.

IFEX joins 55 rights groups in calling on Iranian authorities to withdraw a bill that would violate the right to freedom of expression and right to privacy for Internet users in Iran.

“Abtin’s death stands a clear reminder of the colossal risks faced by independent writers in Iran and the paramount need to free all writers unjustly imprisoned because of their writings.”

These leaked videos offer a glimpse of what happens behind bars in Iran, but they are likely the tip of the iceberg, says Human Rights Watch.

“Using the term ‘Protection’ to name this legislation will not detract from the fact that Iran’s Parliamentarians are launching a full-on attack on people’s rights to freedom of expression, access to information and privacy.”

Protests over access to clean water in southwestern Khuzestan Province have resulted in the death of at least three demonstrators, says Human Rights Watch.

An FBI investigation revealing a plot by Iranian intelligence to kidnap US-based, Iranian-American activist and journalist Masih Alinejad, points to an alarming sign of Iran’s increasingly brazen transnational repression, says ARTICLE 19.

With a heinous record of human rights violations, the victory of Iran’s judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in a flawed presidential election demonstrates Iran’s unabated endemic impunity, says ARTICLE 19.

New amendments to Iran’s Islamic Penal Code will empower authorities to further choke free expression and target religious and ethnic minorities, while providing fertile ground for arbitrary arrests and detentions, says ARTICLE 19.

Facing imprisonment in Iran for his journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish authorities to conduct an expedited review of Iranian journalist Mohamed Mosaed’s request for asylum.

Nossel covers a number of topics, including the larger ramifications of the news media’s coverage of President Trump and the importance for the media to stop using this coverage as a bait for ratings.

A new report from ARTICLE 19 reveals how Iran’s government cut off Internet access for six days amidst nation-wide protests in November 2019, restricting access to information during a brutal crackdown that saw hundreds killed and thousands arrested.