BBC appeals to United Nations for first time over ‘harassment’ of BBC Persian journalists by Iranian authorities
The BBC has appealed to the United Nations in Geneva for the first time in its history to protect the…
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Iranian state news agency uses Twitter to identify pro-democracy protesters putting them at risk of ‘torture or worse’
An Iranian state news agency, Tasnim, has used its verified Twitter account to identify protesters from the recent unrest in…
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Iran protests: ‘It’s very difficult to know what’s fake…there are a lot of people pushing their own agenda’
Fake news is a term which has become synonymous with Donald Trump and reporting around the last US election. But…
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Iran files criminal charges against 152 BBC Persian journalists in ‘politically motivated investigation’
The Iranian government has opened a criminal investigation into 152 current and former BBC Persian journalists on charges of “conspiracy…
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BBC journalists to be allowed into Iran to report for a week
Iran will allow some BBC journalists to report there for a week, an Iranian government official has said. (Shutterstock picture…
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BBC ‘strongly condemns’ World Service satellite jamming in China
The BBC has “strongly” condemned news in China that World Service English satellite frequencies are being jammed. The corporation cannot…
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BBC journalists among victims of Iranian government ‘intimidation’
BBC staff are among the journalists being targeted in a crackdown by the Iranian government, according to the corporation. Reports…
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