Iranian Journalists and Activists Face Charges Following BBC Report on Nika Shakarami
Tehran, Iran – The judiciary in Iran has taken legal action against several journalists and activists following the release of a BBC report that exposed the alleged sexual assault and murder of a 16-year-old protester named Nika Shakarami. The report, part of the BBC Eye investigation, claimed that men linked to the security forces were involved in the tragic incident. Officials swiftly dismissed the report as “fake, incorrect, and filled with mistakes,” leading to charges …