Iran Wants To Control How Foreign Media Portrays Them

Iran Wants To Control How Foreign Media Portrays Them

Iran spies and blackmails journalists who depicts them negatively

Iranian spies are threatening journalists who do not portray Iran in a positive light. Family members have also been threatened by the Iranian spy network. Their tactic is to use blackmail and terror against western journalists. The reason for this corruption is to hide what is really going on: Human rights violations and illegal activities.

These allegations come after a report released by Reporters Without Borders, a non-profit group that fights for the freedom of press. The Iranian intelligence service contacts whomever to meet with an intelligence ministry agent that intimidates them to stop any foul words against Iran.
“In the past year, RWB has learned of ten families of journalists who have been summoned to such interviews, usually with intelligence ministry agents,” said in Report.  “In all, at least 50 journalists based abroad have been threatened in some way in the same period. At least 16 of them have received death threats.”

Back in August Director of the BBC World Service Francesca Unsworth reported over 150 BBC Persian staff and writers assets were halted in Iran. This meant that any payments or transactions made in Iran would freeze. Past workers were also on the list.

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