Six months on from the start of mass protests following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, 15 journalists are still being held behind bars for their coverage of the civil unrest. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Tehran Province Journalists Association (TPJA) in calling on the Iranian authorities to free all journalists and media workers imprisoned, stop the media crackdown and ensure the free flow of information.
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Before this September, I hadn’t heard from Yara in months. They’re an Iranian journalist who has reported for the country’s most prominent newspapers and publications. We first met in New York in 2018 and bonded over the difficulties that come with reporting on Iran: they were rightly afraid of being arrested for their work, and […]
Four journalists are still unaccounted for following the major fire at Iran’s Evin prison on 15 October. The International Federation of journalists (IFJ) has expressed its grave concern for the fate of the four and called on the authorities to provide urgent updates on their situation. The IFJ has been informed that the families of the four detained journalists have still heard nothing from them following the fire at the prison in Tehran where many political prisoners and journalists are being held.