# Iran moves to criminalise all contact with foreign media in ‘chilling’ crackdown

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-26 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/26/iran-criminalises-contact-foreign-media-human-rights-crackdown

> Iranian lawmakers are discussing a bill that could make interviews, contacts or sending photographs to foreign media and organisations a crime punishable by six months to two years in prison. Rights groups say it would sever Iranian society from the world and turn ordinary civic engagement into a national security offence. Photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has been sentenced to 15 years for documenting the war in Iran.