On 14 January, journalists Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, working respectively for Hammihan newspaper and Shargh Daily, were released on €400,000 bail after 16 months detention in Tehran s Evin prison. However, a new case was filed against the two women reporters as they were not wearing the hijab in public when they came out of prison. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the release of the two journalists and demands the dropping of all charges against them.
Imprisoned Iranian journalists Elaheh Mohammadi, Niloofar Hamedi and Nasim Soltan Beigi, among other women prisoners, were restricted from contact outside for one month, after they chanted slogans about "unfair sentences" when high-ranking judicial authorities visited Tehran’s Evin prison on 27 December. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the punitive actions taken against them and calls on the Iranian authorities to release all imprisoned journalists and media workers.
The Iranian government announced on 18 September its plans to establish a licensing system for journalists operating in the country.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed by the latest action announced by the government that will extend its control over information, stifling the remains of a thin body of independent journalism, and exacerbating the crackdown on local and international media.
A year after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launches its press freedom report documenting all cases of violations and attacks against media workers in Iran. The IFJ joins its affiliate, the Association of Iranian Journalists (AoIJ) in calling on the Iranian authorities to free all journalists and media workers imprisoned, stop the media crackdown and secure a free flow of information.
Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi, two women journalists who were among the first to report about Mahsa Amini’s death, stood for the final round of closed-door trials on 25 and 26 July, respectively. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Tehran Province Journalists Association (TPJA), in demanding that the court drop all charges against them and renews its call on the Iranian authorities to release all imprisoned journalists and media workers.