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2025-06-01 22:58
By Sahar Dadjoo
Project Esther: Trump’s blueprint to crush Palestine advocacy
TEHRAN— A subtle yet pervasive campaign jeopardizing the foundation of free speech and democratic dissent has emerged in the shadow of America's political theater. Project Esther is more than just a policy initiative. It was designed by the Heritage Foundation and is now part of the Trump administration's second term.
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2025-05-24 20:33
Pentagon puts new limits on reporters
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued orders that require journalists to have official escorts within much of the Pentagon building, the latest in a series of Trump administration restrictions placed on the press.
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2025-05-19 22:54
By Sahar Dadjoo
Gaza media blackout deepens as Israeli strikes kill five more journalists
TEHRAN – The killing of journalists in Gaza has reached an unprecedented and alarming scale, as highlighted by the recent report from the Palestine Chronicle detailing the deaths of five more journalists in Israeli airstrikes, bringing the confirmed total to at least 219 Palestinian journalists and media workers as of May 19, 2025.
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2025-04-12 20:25
By Sahar Dadjoo
Meta's role in silencing Palestinian narratives
TEHRAN - The current digital age, where social media serves as the primary tool for global communication, is seeing recent revelations about Israel’s efforts to block pro-Palestine content on Meta platforms (Facebook and Instagram), stirring widespread anxiety alongside heated discussions and anger.
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2024-05-05 22:59
By Matin Jamshidi
Jews dismayed by Christian Zionists over Gaza war
TEHRAN - Despite claims, Western countries, particularly the United States which considers itself the leader of the free world, don’t care about human rights, public views, and freedom of speech.
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2024-05-04 00:49
Iran says student crackdown removes ‘mask of hypocrisy’ from US face
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday condemned US authorities for violently cracking down on students protesting against the Israeli relentless war on the Gaza Strip, saying the “mask of hypocrisy” has been removed “from the faces of the false defenders of freedom of speech and human rights”.
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2022-09-14 23:40
Heavy handed British crackdown against royal dissent
The disturbing images of peaceful protesters across the United Kingdom being arrested by police for simply criticizing the British monarchy is yet another reminder of how the UK is not a democratic society and freedom of speech is not respected in the country as its leaders claim.