{"id":17505,"date":"2013-04-10T00:24:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T23:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/?p=17505"},"modified":"2013-04-22T19:02:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T18:02:05","slug":"event-censorship-and-power-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.deinayurveda.net\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/event-censorship-and-power-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Event: „Censorship and Power in Iran“"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IRAN: Film Screening & Discussion with Jon Stewart<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

7:30pm in EDT<\/span><\/p>\n

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Event: „Censorship and Power in Iran“<\/span><\/p>\n

Film: „Forced Confessions“<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussion:<\/span><\/p>\n

Maziar Bahari, Journalist and Filmmaker<\/span><\/p>\n

Joel Simon, Committee to Protect Journalists<\/span><\/p>\n

Jon Stewart, Political Satirist<\/span><\/p>\n

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As Iran nears elections in June, the government has launched renewed assault on the media with arrests, repression, and harassment. Join us for a special screening of „Forced Confessions,“ a film documenting the history of this tactic in Iran, followed by a discussion exploring the political, social, and personal implications of criminalizing the press, along with the worrying trends under new governments in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.<\/span><\/p>\n

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(Bonus: Ticket holders will receive a personal copy of CPJ’s annual publication, Attacks on the Press.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hosted by the Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN American Center, and International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


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IRAN: Film Screening & Discussion with Jon Stewart
\n 
\nWednesday, May 8, 2013
\n7:30pm in EDT
\n 
\nEvent: „Censorship and Power in Iran“
\nFilm: „Forced Confessions“
\nDiscussion:
\nMaziar Bahari, Journalist and Filmmaker
\nJoel Simon, Committee to Protect Journalists
\nJon Stewart, Political Satirist
\n 
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