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Iran: Parisa Salehi Summoned for 5-month Prison Term
WPF stands in solidarity with Parisa Salehi, who has been summoned to the Karaj Justice Department to begin serving a 5-month prison sentence.
Iran: Regime Transfers Dina Ghalibaf To Prison Amid New Hijab Crackdown, Violently Arrests Cartoonist Atena Faraghdani
WPF unequivocally stands in solidarity with journalist Dina Ghalibaf and renowned cartoonist Atena Faraghdani.
Iran: Regime Sentences Saba Azarpeik and Kimia Fathizadeh to Prison on Bogus Charges
WPF vehemently opposes the Iranian regime's recent actions against journalists Saba Azarpeik and Kimia Fathizadeh.
Iran: Regime Accuses Shahrzad Hemmati of "Supporting Terrorists"
WPF strongly condemns the legal harassment faced by Shahrzad Hemmati due to a social media post she made on Instagram.
Iran: Women Press Freedom Demands Immediate Release of Nasrin Hassani
CFWIJ and WPF firmly stands against the unjust imprisonment of journalist Nasrin Hassani by Iranian authorities.
Iran: 61 Detainees, Including Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi, Announce Hunger Strike in Protest of Execution
The hunger strike, announced by Narges Mohammadi, a journalist and activist enduring solitary confinement for years, is a reaction to the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou.
Iran: Three Prominent Journalists Face Additional Sentences on Bogus Charges
CFWIJ and WPF vehemently denounces the Iranian regime's additional punitive sentences against Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi and journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi.
Iran: Sara Massoumi Sentenced to Prison
Sara Massoumi, a former reporter for the reformist news outlet Etemad, has been sentenced to six months behind bars for an October social media post regarding the death of a 16-year-old teenager.
Iran: Elnaz Mohammadi Resigns From Job Under Duress
The Coalition For Women In Journalism and Women Press Freedom strongly denounces the coerced resignation of Iranian journalist Elnaz Mohammadi from Hammihan newspaper.
Iran: Maryam Shokrani Faces Second Legal Case
CFWIJ and WPF condemns the unwarranted legal harassment faced by Iranian journalist Maryam Shokrani, the economic editor of Iran's Shargh newspaper.
Iran: Journalist Saeideh Shafiei Begins Unjust Prison Term for Exposing Social Injustices
Journalist Saeideh Shafiei commenced her three-and-a-half-year prison sentence at Tehran's Evin prison today.
Iran: Nasim Tavafzadeh, Helale Natigeh Detained in Iran's Dissent Crackdown
In a sweeping crackdown on dissent, Iranian authorities have detained at least 20 people, including four journalists, a prominent social activist, and a teenage girl, in the northern city of Rasht.
Iran: Journalist Manijeh Moazen Detained, Whereabouts Unknown
Iranian authorities have detained journalist and translator Manijeh Moazen in the midst of an escalating crackdown on the media.
Iran: Nobel Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi on Hunger Strike in Prison
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was denied access to her lawyer in Evin Prison due to her refusal to comply with the compulsory hijab rule.
Iran: Journalist Negar Ostad Agha Detained While Covering Funeral of Teenage Girl
Negar Ostad Agha, a prominent journalist and senior editor at Etemad Online, was detained while reporting on the funeral of 16-year-old Armita Geravand.