Archive for June 30th, 2016

Iran: new attacks by authorities on journalism

22 June 2016 The International Federation of Journalists has called for a halt to the “relentless attack by Iranian authorities on journalism” following new legal threats against an Iranian newspaper. The daily Ghanoon and its editor in chief are facing […]

Iran: new attacks by authorities on journalism

The International Federation of Journalists has called for a halt to the “relentless attack by Iranian authorities on journalism” following new legal threats against an Iranian newspaper. The daily Ghanoon and its editor in chief are facing legal action over an […]

Flogged and jailed: workers in Iran face repression

24.06.2016 Seventeen workers from Agh Dareh gold mine in Iran were publicly flogged in May, while a prominent jailed union activist has embarked on a hunger strike. Workers at the gold mine in the northwestern city of Tikaab were flogged […]