Nikahang Kowsar launched Khodnevis.org to continue the fight for freely reported news and information and “to give a voice to the voiceless.” Nikahang is an Iranian journalist and cartoonist who was forced to flee his country in 2003.
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The Iranian writer, lawyer, and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has first-hand experience dealing with threats to freedom of expression. She is currently serving an 11-year jail sentence.
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Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi arrested in Iran and taken to Evin Prison, which is notorious for its political prisoners’ wing. Her passport confiscated, Mohammadi was unable to attend the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
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Clips from award-winning movies by Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, who submitted their entries secretly to the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival because they’re banned from making movies.
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An overview of Uncut, Index on Censorship’s free speech blog, and it’s five regional correspondent: Ana Arana (Mexico), Ashraf Khalil (Egypt), Alice Xin Liu (China), Dinah Gardner (China), and Little Black Fish (Iran).
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Iranian poet, journalist, activist Asieh Amini has investigated stoning cases and speaks out against social injustices from Islamic Republic of Iran. In this interview, she talks about her exile, writing, and the power of social media in Iran.
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Just before Iran, Burma ranked second to last in Internet freedom in a report called Freedom on the Net 2011, released on Monday by information watchdog Freedom House.
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