Erratic Censorship of Instruments Confounding Musicians in Iran
The censorship of musical instruments by the IRIB and municipalities has become more unpredictable in recent years, forcing some Iranian performers to jump through bizarre hurdles in order to play.
Mohammad Pourmand: They Arrested Me because I Tweeted “Don’t Kill People”
Air conditioner repairman Mohammad Pourmand, 40, left his life and family in Gilan behind after being sentenced to prison for a series of regime-critical tweets. Now in Turkey, he spoke to Journalism is Not a Crime about the harrowing experience of leaving home.
