Silence on the Massacre in Iran Is Not Acceptable
I see Yahoo’s homepage daily and cannot ignore the news it chooses to amplify — or the critical stories it omits. That is why I am deeply troubled by the near-total absence of coverage regarding the ongoing massacre and violent repression of civilians in Iran.
Regardless of political orientation, the killing of protesters, mass arrests, internet shutdowns, and state violence against a population demanding basic rights is a major international human-rights crisis. Its omission from your front-page news is not a neutral editorial choice — it sends a message that some lives, and some atrocities, are less worthy of attention than others.
Many Yahoo users, particularly those with family, history, or direct ties to Iran, experience this silence as painful and alienating. News organizations have a responsibility to inform, not selectively ignore, especially when the stakes are this high.
I strongly urge Yahoo News to reflect on its editorial priorities and to provide fair, visible, and ongoing coverage of the situation in Iran. Silence in the face of mass violence is not impartiality.