The real war against freedom of the press is in Iran…
Via Washington Post:
Authorities in Iran are preemptively tightening the reins on media outlets working inside the country. The regime has, of course, always tried to control the flow of information to the rest of the world. But now, as it faces mounting internal and external pressures, the Iranian political establishment is going to new lengths to silence journalistic voices in attempts to present a unified message of resistance to the world.
Without a hint of irony, on Monday the Islamic Republic marked its annual commemoration of Journalists’ Day, as it always does, by laying thick praise on the brave souls who deliver news to the public.
The highlight of the day was an address by the Islamic Republic’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, inside the main hall of the ministry he runs. It’s a place that reporters who cover Iran know well.