# Iran: Exiled journalists still repressed by regime

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iran-exiled-journalists-still-repressed-by-regime/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:25:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T15:39:21+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-exiled-journalists-still-repressed-by-regime/a-79929694?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Iran plans asset seizures targeting about 400 people abroad.
- Exiled journalist Amir Soltanzadeh says his account was frozen.
- Pressure on reporters can also affect their families and sources.

## Summary

Iran is increasing pressure on independent journalists who have left the country, using confiscations and threats against relatives to reach them abroad. The measures matter because they can intimidate reporters into silence and limit what information reaches the public.

At the end of September, the judiciary said it had confiscated assets belonging to people accused of working with “hostile governments”, as part of a plan targeting about 400 people abroad. Exiled journalist Amir Soltanzadeh said his name was listed, his Iranian bank account containing about €500 was frozen, and his father lost his job; he also described cutting direct contact with his family for several months. Journalists inside Iran face censorship and risks when reporting on detainees, executions and protests, despite a constitutional guarantee of press freedom.

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