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Six months on from the start of mass protests following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022, 15 journalists are still being held behind bars for their coverage of the civil unrest. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Tehran Province Journalists Association (TPJA) in calling on the Iranian authorities to free all journalists and media workers imprisoned, stop the media crackdown and ensure the free flow of information.
Many Iranians fear vote will underscore their powerlessness
By MOHAMMAD NASIRIJune 14, 2021 GMT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranians this week are preparing to vote in or perhaps to boycott a presidential election that many fear will only underscore their powerlessness to shape the country’s fate.
Hopefuls are running to replace the term-limited President Hassan Rouhani, whose promises of a bright economic future withered as Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers collapsed. The backlash of disappointment in Rouhani’s relatively moderate administration has given hard-liners an edge this time, analysts say, even as the U.S. and Iran now negotiate a return to the landmark accord.