Imprisonment of ‘Tolerated’ Iranian Critic: A Warning to Others?

Maryam Sinaiee
Maryam Sinaiee

British Iranian journalist and political analyst

Political commentator Sadegh Zibakalam
Political commentator Sadegh Zibakalam

The sudden arrest of Sadegh Zibakalam, a vocal Iranian academic, may signal to other tolerated critics that they too, even if they haven't advocated for regime change, might now face the threat of arrest.