Iran - Harassment, restrictions and censorship limit election coverage

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns an increase in the Iranian government's harassment of Iranian journalists in the final days before the 14 June presidential election and the restrictions imposed on the few foreign journalists allowed into the country to cover it. With just two days to go, the Iranian authorities still have not issued visas to the vast majority of foreign journalists who requested them and many news media have had their requests rejected. In an interview for France (...)

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