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Iran seeks to criminalise all contact with foreign media in latest ‘chilling’ crackdown
By Deepa Parent

As photojournalist sentenced to 15 years, rights groups warn law would turn civic engagement into security crime

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/26/iran-criminalises-contact-foreign-media-human-rights-crackdown

#Iran #Pressfreedom #Globaldevelopment #Newspapersmagazines #Worldnews #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Media #Journalistsafety #Protest #DonaldTrump #Humanrights #Humanrights #Photography #TheGuardian #DeepaParent

Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soar
By Deepa Parent

At least 1,500 protest after six men on drug-related charges put in solitary confinement before possible execution

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/28/prisoners-iran-largest-jail-sew-lips-shut-hunger-strike-executions-soar

#Iran #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Humanrights #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DeepaParent

‘It’s truly hell here’: airstrikes, repression and water shortages become ‘new normal’ for Iranians
By Deepa Parent

Iranians describe how daily life is becoming ever harder as conflict continues and human rights crisis worsens

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/its-truly-hell-here-airstrikes-repression-and-water-shortages-become-new-normal-for-iranians

#Iran #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DeepaParent

Video: Report from #DeepaParent on abuse of women in #SaudiArabia

“Every girl growing up in Saudi knows about Dar al-Reaya and how awful it is. It’s like hell. I tried to end my life when I found out I was going to be taken to one. I knew what happened to women there and thought I can’t survive it"