Persian Spring

Iran Targets Popular Messaging App

  Iranian authorities have arrested administrators of more than 20 groups on messaging app Telegram, citing the spread of “immoral content” as the reason. This is the latest detention in a clampdown on freedom of expression

Persian Spring

Iran Increases Journalist Arrests

    Prominent Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz was arrested by the IRGC on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “insulting the Supreme leader“. His arrest follows an uptick of journalist arrests that began last week, with

Persian Spring

Fear, Bias on Revolutionary Day

Iran uses media control to maintain support for its leadership. The most recent example of this is the way that the FARS news agency has handled the 36th anniversary of the storming of the US Embassy

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Ayatollah: USA is Zionist Led, Destroying Culture

October 12, 2015: In a meeting on Monday with top Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) leaders and supervisory board members, Ayatollah Khamenei lectured his audience on the vital role that the media plays in the combatting the “planned,