Iranian journalists arrested ahead of elections
March 15, 2017 9:19 AM ET
New York, March 15, 2017--Iranian authorities should immediately release Ehsan Mazandarani, Hengameh Shahidi, and all journalists jailed for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The arrests come ahead of presidential elections scheduled for May....
CPJ condemns Iran's jailing of journalists
April 26, 2016 4:37 PM ET
New York, April 26, 2016 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns an Iranian court's sentencing of three reformist journalists. Tehran's Revolutionary Court sentenced the three to between five and 10 years in prison on charges of "acting against...
Iran's press record needs scrutiny at U.N. General Assembly
September 9, 2014 6:02 PM ET
New York, September 9, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed that dozens of journalists remain imprisoned in Iran more than a year after the inauguration of President Hassan Rouhani, who has pledged to seek more constructive engagement with the...
The 2009 Iran crackdown continues today
July 8, 2014 12:07 PM ET
Five years ago on Monday, CPJ announced that Iran had officially become the world's leading jailer of journalists in the world. The announcement came on the heels of an unprecedented crackdown on the press that began on June 12, 2009,...
In Iran, series of arrests and prosecutions target journalists
July 7, 2014 5:16 PM ET
In the first few months of 2014, multiple journalists were arrested, interrogated, and prosecuted in Iran. Authorities pursued a revolving-door policy in imprisoning journalists, freeing some detainees on short-term furloughs even as they make new arrests....
Hassan Rouhani and the Hope for More Freedom in Iran
February 12, 2014 1:12 AM ET
The new president may have limited power to enact change, but the practical needs for communications technology may work in favor of a freer press. By D. Parvaz In his early months in office, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, pictured in...
Slideshow: Iran's journalists in chains
May 8, 2013 12:01 AM ET
Editorial cartoons play a principal role in every newspaper and magazine in Iran, providing news, analysis, and satire in visual form. Since the presidential elections in 2009, when Iranian authorities launched an intense crackdown against journalists, civil society activists,...
Iran targets reformist press in the run-up to elections
March 7, 2013 5:31 PM ET
New York, March 7, 2013--Iranian authorities have banned three reformist news outlets and arrested four journalists in the past two days, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Iranian government's continuing attempts to stifle the press...
With another arrest, Iran continues crackdown on press
February 22, 2013 5:24 PM ET
New York, February, 22, 2013--Yet another journalist has been arrested in Iran as part of the broad crackdown aimed at silencing dissent before Iran's presidential elections in June, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on...
Iran arrests journalists in largest crackdown since 2009
January 28, 2013 5:31 PM ET
New York, January 28, 2013--At least 14 journalists affiliated with reformist news outlets were arrested in Iran on Saturday and Sunday in the largest crackdown on the press since 2009, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls...