'Little Changed' For Iranian Media, CPJ Says, Citing 'Climate Of Fear'
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says “little has changed” for the press in Iran despite promises of reform by President Hassan Rohani, citing a “climate of fear through harassment and surveillance.” The current international focus on Iran and its economic ties with Europe could “represent an opening to engage with the country over press freedom and other lapsed human rights,” the New York-based media watchdog Journalists in Iran told CPJ that they have “increased latitude to report on social issues, largely thanks to the ...
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