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The Media Show: Iranian harassment of 成人快手 journalists

成人快手 Persian journalists report threats from Iran. Also, Hong Kong media freedoms under scrutiny, Netflix tries live TV in France and Tattle Life鈥檚 founder revealed.

Iranian authorities are accused of targeting journalists at 成人快手 Persian by intimidating their family members in Iran. Correspondent Behrang Tajdin outlines the psychological toll, allegations of harassment and surveillance in London, and the broader campaign affecting relatives of 成人快手 staff, which the National Union of Journalists has called 鈥減roxy punishment.鈥

Hong Kong鈥檚 diminishing press freedom is starkly represented by the case of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily. The pro-democracy paper was shut down after raids and arrests under a national security law. Sebastien Lai describes his father鈥檚 continued solitary confinement and the implications for the rule of law in Hong Kong.

Netflix, known for revolutionising streaming, has announced a surprising shift: live TV channels in France via a partnership with TF1. Minal Modha, from Ampere Analysis, explains why France鈥檚 strong preference for linear TV and local content prompted the move.

Gossip website Tattle Life has lost a major libel case brought by a Northern Irish couple. The site鈥檚 anonymous founder, Sebastian Bond, has been unmasked. Persephone Bridgman Baker, partner at Carter-Ruck, discusses how the case brings attention to how anonymous online commentary can cross into harassment.

Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Assistant producers: Lucy Wai and Emily Channon

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