UN Considers Iran’s Targeting of Journalists

On Thursday 24 November 2022 the United Nations Human Rights Council held a Special Session to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

During this Special Session Behrang Tajdin, a journalist from BBC News Persian, addressed the Human Rights Council on behalf of the International Federation of Journalists, representing all journalists reporting on Iran, both inside and outside Iran. Mr Tajdin’s address is available here and his remarks can be read here.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC and Jennifer Robinson act for the BBC News Persian staff, instructed by the BBC World Service. Since 2017, the BBC World Service has filed a number of UN complaints over the treatment of BBC News Persian staff and their families. The international counsel team and the BBC World Service are supported by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).