Censorship in Iran is the limiting or suppressing of the publishing, dissemination,
and viewing of certain information in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The majority of
such censorship is implemented or mandated by the Iranian government.
Censored content often includes information that relates to women's rights, freedom
of speech, democracy, pornography, certain news sources, certain religious content,
and many websites.
Censored media include essentially all capable of reaching an even marginal audience,
including television, print media, radio, film, museum and gallery exhibits, and the Internet.
Iranians attempting to access most informational databases and search engines are met
with a page reading: "The requested page is forbidden." Most forms of media are vetted
for acceptability by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Reporters Without
Borders ranks Iran's press situation as "Very serious", the worst ranking on their five-point
scale. Iran's Internet censorship policy is labeled "Pervasive" by the OpenNet Initiative's
global Internet filtering map, also the worst ranking used.