Iran Proposes Law Criminalising Contact With Foreign Media — Photojournalist Already Jailed Under Existing Crackdown

Iran is pushing through a law that would make any contact with foreign media a criminal offence. A photojournalist has already copped a 15-year sentence under the current crackdown, and this proposed legislation would go further, turning civic engagement with international outlets into a security crime. Rights groups are calling it an attempt to sever Iranian society from the rest of the world entirely. For anyone working in photojournalism or documentary work with sources inside Iran, this is a direct threat to the people on the ground who make that coverage possible.