Editing Thoughtcrime (section)

==Analogy in Iran==
Various groups such as human rights organizations, journalists and activists have likened the [[Government of Iran|Iranian regime]], along with the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|IRIB]] and [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|IRGC]], to an Orwellian government. This sentiment is due to reports of the Iranian government distributing death sentences for the crime of "advertising against the holy system".  “Zabane eghelab”, an Iranian phrase that translates to “tongue of revolution”, is used to describe the rhetoric used by the government to maintain ideological dominance over the population and is often compared to newspeak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-10 |title=When the Thought Police Come for You |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-the-thought-police-c_b_7766282 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=قاضی‌هایی که طناب دار را گره می‌زنند |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c51g5zw1536o |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=BBC News فارسی |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Robin |date=2018-06-14 |title=Iran's Orwellian Arrest of Its Leading Female Human-Rights Lawyer |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/irans-orwellian-arrest-of-a-leading-human-rights-lawyer |access-date=2024-02-19 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-20 |title=جمهوری اسلامی و اورول؛ در جهان ۱۹۸۴ رسانه بوق است |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/blog-viewpoints-51181561 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=BBC News فارسی |language=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Esfandiari |first=Golnaz |title=In Iran, No Space On Cyberspace For Dissenting Voices As Tehran Takes 'Orwellian Approach' To Muffle Critics |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/in-iran-no-space-on-cyberspace-for-dissenting-voices-as-tehran-takes-orwellian-approach-to-muffle-critics/30680295.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=مستند: «تبلیغ علیه نظام مقدس» |date=2024-02-17 |url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/7491762.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |language=fa}}</ref>