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Iran: new attacks by authorities on journalism
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR2748.htm

Publisher:  International Federation of Journalists
Date Written:  23/06/2016
Year Published:  2016  
Resource Type:  Article

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.

Abstract:  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 article critical of conditions at a Tehran detention facility. A senior prosecutor described the article, which was based on testimony from a prisoner, as a “lie” which created public feelings of “hopelessness””.

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