ایرانیان با پیگرد قانونی برای پست های آنلاین سیل فاجعه ای مواجه هستند

Iranians Threatened With Prosecution for Online Postings of Disastrous Flooding

ایرانیان با پیگرد قانونی برای پست های آنلاین سیل فاجعه ای مواجه هستند

Iranians Threatened With Prosecution for Online Postings of Disastrous Flooding

ایرانیان با پیگرد قانونی برای پست های آنلاین سیل فاجعه ای مواجه هستند

MARCH 29, 2019

Iranian authorities have warned citizens that they could be prosecuted for their online postings about the flooding that has resulted in dozens of deaths and destroyed homes and infrastructure in several provinces throughout the country.

“Not only has the Iranian government been negligent, it has also warned victims’ families and those who have suffered losses that they will be prosecuted if they paint a dark picture of this [natural disaster and state relief efforts],” prominent human rights lawyer Abdolkarim Lahiji told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

“The government wants to shift the blame to the people and unleash the police against them,” he added. “We are dealing with a regime that considers it a crime to inform the public about natural disasters and criticize.”

 

MARCH 29, 2019

Iranian authorities have warned citizens that they could be prosecuted for their online postings about the flooding that has resulted in dozens of deaths and destroyed homes and infrastructure in several provinces throughout the country.

“Not only has the Iranian government been negligent, it has also warned victims’ families and those who have suffered losses that they will be prosecuted if they paint a dark picture of this [natural disaster and state relief efforts],” prominent human rights lawyer Abdolkarim Lahiji told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

“The government wants to shift the blame to the people and unleash the police against them,” he added. “We are dealing with a regime that considers it a crime to inform the public about natural disasters and criticize.”