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Iranian Authorities Target Artists and Writers in New Crackdown
Original: Iranian Authorities Target Artists, Writers, and Poets in Escalating Crackdown
Iranian authorities are intensifying a crackdown against artists, writers, and poets, according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran. The rights group reports that cultural figures are being targeted as part of a broader escalation of repression, drawing concern over freedom of expression in the country.
Why now: Human rights groups are raising the alarm over increasing repression of cultural figures in Iran.
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- Iranian Authorities Target Artists, Writers, and Poets in Escalating Crackdown · Center for Human Rights in Iran
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