1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJennifer Dunhamhttps://cpj.org/author/jdunham/Amid coronavirus pandemic, Iran covers up crucial information and threatens journalists - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0cOCDRflMk"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/03/amid-coronavirus-pandemic-iran-covers-up-crucial-i/">Amid coronavirus pandemic, Iran covers up crucial information and threatens journalists</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/03/amid-coronavirus-pandemic-iran-covers-up-crucial-i/embed/#?secret=0cOCDRflMk" width="600" height="338" title="“Amid coronavirus pandemic, Iran covers up crucial information and threatens journalists” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="0cOCDRflMk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/afp_iran20blog203.20.20_rs.jpg750508In recent months, the stability of the Iranian government has been threatened by widespread protests in late 2019 and the shooting down of a Ukrainian civilian aircraft in January 2020 amid heightened tensions with the U.S. The latest threat is the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit Iran harder than any country except China or Italy.…