Claim 544

Number of journalists arrested during the period of the shutdown.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Number of journalists arrested during the period of the shutdown.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: At least 11 journalists arrested since the protests began
About: incident 2019-iran-nationwide-internet-shutdown
Source: Freedom in the World 2020: Iran
Publisher: Freedom House
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-01-01

Quotation from the source

at least 11 journalists, including photographers and cameramen, had been arrested since the start of the protests in mid-November