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Iran’s judiciary has filed charges against several journalists and media activists who disseminated a BBC World Service report concerning the alleged “sexual abuse and murder” of protester Nika Shakarami during the 2022 protests.

The BBC report, released on April 29, cited a “highly confidential” government document that allegedly names those responsible for Shakarami’s death and senior commanders involved in a subsequent cover-up.

The report, which claimed that Shakarami was abused and killed after being detained by security forces, was dismissed by the judiciary’s media center as “fake, incorrect, and error-ridden.” The center accused the individuals involved of publishing “false, insulting, and anti-regime propaganda” on the Internet.

“The media individuals have been summoned to the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office as part of our legal duty to counter disruptors of societal psychological security,” a spokesperson for the judiciary’s media center said.

Activists say the report is further evidence of the repressive nature of the regime against protesters, particularly …