Iran seeks to criminalise all contact with foreign media in latest ‘chilling’ crackdown

The Guardian 26 Aug United Kingdom

As photojournalist sentenced to 15 years, rights groups warn law would turn civic engagement into security crime Iran has taken the first step towards criminalising contact with foreign media, in a move human rights groups have said attempts to “sever the entire Iranian society from the rest of the world”. For journalists, researchers and even ordinary citizens, the proposed law being discussed by

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