Over 300 journalists sign statement denouncing arrests and lack of civil rights, with more than 20 reporters said still in detention across country

Director Mohammad Rasoulof blasts 'illegal' campaign, identifies two detainees as Firouzeh Khosravani and Mina Keshavarz

Media supervisory board closes Rokna website for violating public decency rules; country has a long history of closing media outlets

Media supervisory body shuts down Kelid after it published a front-page article with an image of the poverty line being drawn by a hand resembling Khamenei's

Tehran moved last week toward further government control of Instagram and other apps with draft bill that some worry could wipe out their livelihoods

Health authorities say no cases of virus in Islamic Republic; regime criticized for staging mass rallies to mark anniversary of Islamic Revolution during global outbreak

Tehran disrupts international connections ahead of commemorations for those killed demonstrating over fuel price hike

Shutdown of web by authorities during recent protests marks a milestone in efforts by authoritarian governments to censor online communications

After right group says up to 200 demonstrators believed killed in nationwide protests, US leader lambastes 'tremendous violence,' while Germany condemns 'disproportionate action'

Hardliners in Iran have long criticized the circulation of Yuval Noah Harari's books