Journalists from other countries, including Iran, have lived abroad for more than a decade. Many face jail sentences, death threats and harassment, both on and offline. "The only way they can carry on reporting is to be forced out of their homes," says the director of the BBC World Service, Liliane Landor.

BBC Persian (Persian: بی‌بی‌سی فارسی) is the Persian language broadcast station and subsidiary of BBC World Service which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and the world.

BBC Persian, which broadcasts on TV, on radio and online, is banned in Iran.