Friday, 11 December 2009

Online platform Azad Tribune launched to encourage free expression in Iran

Yesterday, on Human Rights Day, Article 19 launched Azad Tribune, an online platform that will host articles from writers based in and outside Iran.

The platform is intended to encourage debate about freedom of expression as well as provide resources related to campaigning against censorship.

Iran is an extremly repressive country, with media censorship, oppression of bloggers and clampdowns on peaceful protest.

Azad Tribune can be read in English and Farsi. The latter is widely spoken in Iran (called پارسی) and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Contributions to Azad Tribune can be submitted to azadtribune(@)article19.org. Remove the brackets from the @ before sending.

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