Iran's judiciary has filed charges against several journalists and media activists who disseminated a BBC World Service report concerning the alleged "sexual abuse and murder" of protester Nika Shakarami during the 2022 protests.
Iran's judiciary has filed charges against several journalists and media activists who disseminated a BBC World Service report concerning the alleged "sexual abuse and murder" of protester Nika Shakarami during the 2022 protests.
To mark World Press Freedom Day, which the U.N. celebrates every year on May 3 to defend media freedom, VOA's Persian Service has engaged in a comprehensive look at some of the events of the past year in which Iran was accused of violating freedom of expression. Amid the unfolding events concerning Tehran’s crackdown on…
Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Nika Shakarami’s death also sparked widespread outrage at the time. Amini died after being detained by police over…