The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Actor

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Engraving of an official's desk with a signed, sealed document and a pen

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

Kind
person
Role
President of Iran
Jurisdiction
IR

Incidents

DateIncidentRoleStatus
21 June 2009Iran expels a BBC correspondent and restricts foreign journalists after a disputed 2009 electionotherhistorical

Timeline for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ยท 1 incident while head of government