September 5, 2019

15 Iran MPs Urge New Judiciary Chief to Stop Renewed Crackdown on Freedom of Speech

During a speech addressing Iran’s legislature, member of Parliament (MP) Parvaneh Salahshouri strongly criticized the recent crackdown on journalists ...

August 28, 2019

Journalist Sentenced to 10.5 Years Imprisonment for Covering Labor Day Rally

Four months after being arrested while covering a Labor Day protest, Journalist Marzieh Amiri has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison and 148 lashes by ...

July 22, 2019

Iran: Release Four Women Detained at Labor Day Protest

From left to right: Marzieh ...

June 20, 2019

30 Tehran University Academics Call for Release of Detained Journalist Marzieh Amiri

Thirty scholars and researchers at the University of Tehran have called for the release of detained reporter Marzieh Amiri in a letter addressing Minister of ...

May 6, 2019

Journalists Condemn Arrest of Reformist Reporter Ahead of World Press Freedom Day

Marzieh Amiri, a reporter for the reformist Shargh newspaper, has been in Evin Prison’s Ward 209 under the control of the Intelligence Ministry since she was arrested ...