Iran’s parliament has approved a bill that would criminalize interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including U.S. or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country.
Details of the Bill
Under the bill, which must still be reviewed by the Guardian Council before it can become law, interviews or participation in discussions with such media would be banned and violations punishable by six months to two years in prison.
The bill would also harden penalties for economic crimes committed under the direction or supervision of foreigners, ban providing information to foreigners without intelligence ministry approval, and restrict scientific cooperation with foreign institutions outside an approved list.
Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery was recently sentenced to 15 years under a similar law over allegations that included giving interviews to media deemed hostile and providing photographs to U.S. and Israel-linked organisations.
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