The Association of Iranian Journalists (Persian: انجمن صنفی روزنامه‌نگاران ایران‎) is a professional organization in Iran that serves to "protect and safeguard the legal and professional rights of Iranian journalists."[1] The organization was created in 1997 at the onset of the presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami. In 2008, the association had 4,000 members.[2]