"Female journalists at BBC News Persian face daily and relentless online attacks and harassment, including rape and death threats," the British public broadcaster said in a statement.
In his "urgent appeal" to the United Nations, he asks "Iran to act against those responsible for this online violence", "by investigating them and prosecuting them".
These attacks also consist of false stories, which sometimes use stolen photos or emails, about the personal lives of journalists and alleged indecent sexual activity "aimed at discrediting them", according to the BBC.
For example, a fake pornographic photo of a presenter was sent to her 14-year-old son in London.
Or a blog has been created in the name of a journalist, detailing her allegedly unbridled lifestyle in London, using photos stolen from her Facebook account.
This story was relayed by an Iranian national newspaper, denounces the BBC.
As a result, female journalists on the Persian-language service choose not to use social media for their work, censor themselves online or suffer "significant and serious mental and physical health problems", the BBC said. after talking to them.
"Misogynistic and sexist online abuse and all threats of physical or sexual violence against journalists are aimed at (...) silencing women journalists. This is unacceptable and it must stop", insisted Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Jennifer Robinson, advice from the BBC World Service.
"We call on the UN to condemn these attacks and ensure that Iran honors its international obligations," they added.
The BBC has already lodged several complaints with the UN since 2017. More generally, its Persian-language news service teams, as well as their families, have faced harassment and intimidation from Iranian authorities since its launch in 2009. .
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