Iran bans online debate show over ‘false information’
The show's founder and presenter Mehdi Ahmadi was charged with disseminating false information and questioned for two days.
Iran's judiciary has banned a YouTube debate show called Azad for disseminating false information, following US-Israeli attacks on February 28. The channel's founder, Mehdi Ahmadi, was charged with spreading false information and questioned by authorities. Despite being released on bail, the Azad channel is prohibited from broadcasting any content until further notice.
The show, which has nearly 160,000 subscribers, regularly hosts debates on various topics including the Iran-US war, sexual violence, the economy, and philosophy. Guests have included opposition figures from abroad who openly criticize Iran's policies. The YouTube platform and several other social media sites have been blocked in Iran for years, forcing users to use VPNs to access them.
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