Iran authorities shut down the Jahane Sanat newspaper on Monday following the publication of remarks by an expert who criticized the handling of coronavirus cases in the country.
We are alarmed by Iran’s arbitrary suppression of free information flow in the midst of a global pandemic, where the opposite is needed.
Read MoreIRAN, TEHRAN — The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the sentencing of three Iranian journalists Sepideh Qoliyan, Sanaz Allahyari and Asal Mohammadi for their reporting on labour rights and protests in Ahvaz last year.
Read MoreThe Coalition launched in March 2017 as a pro-bono org.
From 2019, it has operated as an NGO with a seed funding received from Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
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