At a glance-
Freedom on the Net 2017: Iran
Dozens of people were detained for online activities, including administrators of social media pages or chat groups who were forced to delete or deactivate them
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Freedom of the Press 2017: Iran
As of December, there were eight journalists behind bars in Iran, down from 19 in 2015 and 30 in 2014, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Freedom of the Press 2016: Iran
The Rouhani administration engaged in extensive internet surveillance and interference throughout the year, announcing in January that more than 130 Facebook pages had been closed and more than 30 internet users detained in connection with their online activity.
30 October 1998
Alert
All four "Tous" journalists now released
Incident details
Hamid Reza Jalaipour, Mashallah Shamsolva'ezin, Mohammad Javadi Hessar, Ibrahim Nabavi journalist(s) released(WiPC/IFEX) - As reported in the last Rapid Action Network (RAN), Hamid Reza
Jalaipour was released on 13 October 1998. PEN has now learned that
Mashallah Shamsolva'ezin, Mohammad Javadi Hessar and Ibrahim Nabavi were
also released on either 21 or 22 October.
**Updates IFEX alerts of 22 October, 9 October, 8 October, 23 September, 20
September, 16 September and 4 August 1998**
The four men, all employees of the daily "Tous", were taken into custody
between 16 and 20 September. There have been reports that Shamsolva'ezin and
Nabavi are in ill-health because of the harsh conditions of their detention.
PEN will continue to monitor their cases and alert the RAN network should
there be any further developments.
No further action is required at this time.
Source
International PEN
Writers in Prison Committee
International PEN
Brownlow House
50-51 High Holborn
London WC1V 6ER
United Kingdom
wipc (@) internationalpen.org.uk
Fax:+ 44 0 20 74050339
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