Last but not least: Work ban for foreign media in Tehran announced by text message
Journalists are regularly arrested in Iran, prison sentences are handed down, and persecution by the Iranian government forces media representatives critical of the regime to flee the country. Following the controversial presidential elections, the country even ranks first on Reporters Without Borders’ list of the world’s worst jailers of journalists. Now, the Iranian leadership is employing another tactic: a ban on foreign media operations was announced via text message.
The Iranian leadership banned foreign media representatives from working in the city center for three days on Saturday. This is intended to prevent reporting on new protests, which will begin in
Monday for the Students' Day. On Saturday, the Ministry of Culture informed all foreign editors and press photographers by text message that their work permits in the city center would be temporarily suspended from December 7 to 9.
According to SDA, calls for rallies and protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had already been spread on various student and opposition websites and social networks.
Monday for the Students' Day. On Saturday, the Ministry of Culture informed all foreign editors and press photographers by text message that their work permits in the city center would be temporarily suspended from December 7 to 9.
According to SDA, calls for rallies and protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had already been spread on various student and opposition websites and social networks.
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