Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.

An increasingly hostile environment for independent reporting in the United States and elsewhere has made our job harder, and more expensive.

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With a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan restricts independent reporting by local and foreign media.

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A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

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