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Iran Targets Artists, Writers, and Poets in New Crackdown
Original: Iranian Authorities Target Artists, Writers, and Poets in Escalating Crackdown
Iranian authorities are reportedly intensifying a crackdown on artists, writers, and poets, according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran. The rights group says cultural figures are being targeted as part of a broader wave of repression, raising alarm among free expression advocates who say the government is extending its pressure from activists and journalists to the country's creative community.
Why now: Human rights groups are sounding the alarm over an expanding campaign of repression against Iran's cultural community.
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- Iranian Authorities Target Artists, Writers, and Poets in Escalating Crackdown · Center for Human Rights in Iran
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