Iran - Support for Khabarnegaran Iran, a news website for Iranian journalists

Reporters without borders

Around 250 journalists have been arrested and given long jail terms during the past two years in Iran. Journalists and newspapers that fail to toe the regime's line are exposed to the possibility of being prosecuted or suspended over a report or editorial. Many journalists are no longer able to work openly. Persecution of journalists has become part of the Iranian state's political culture. Reporters Without Borders is supporting Khabarnegaran Iran (The Iranian Journalist), an Iranian news (...)

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