Communication (Journalism) Honours Thesis at Deakin University, Australia Faculty of Arts and Education June

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Dissident Iranian Journalists are not Welcome 
Not in Iran, Not in Australia 
 
Study by: Shokoofeh Azar 
 
 
 
Communication (Journalism) Honours Thesis at Deakin University, Australia 
Faculty of Arts and Education 
June.2019 

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Dedication 
I dedicate this research to all Iranian exiled dissidents across the world; Iranians who are 
denied the right to peaceful living in their own country, and had no choice but to flee from 
our beloved country Iran.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Abstract .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 
Methodology
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Iran Situation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Islamic Revolution in 1979 .................................................................................................................................................. 4 
Press Law Before the Revolution ..................................................................................................................................... 6 
Press Law after the Revolution 1979…………………………………………………..….………………...……….. 8 
Soft war takes bloggers’ lives………………………………………….…..…………….………………………… 12