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Iran bans critical business newspaper
Associated Press , Tehran | Mon, 11/02/2009 10:03 PM | World
Iranian authorities hav closed down a business newspaper known for being critical of the government.
The Iranian state news agency on Monday said the Culture Ministry ordered the newspaper closed because its content strayed from the business field.
The Sarmayeh newspaper was known for articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policies, which they say have impoverished the country.
A number of reformist newspapers and magazines have been closed down following the June's disputed presidential elections in which Ahmadinejad was reelected.
Many journalists were also sent to jail on the charge of fomenting post-election unrests.
Since 2000 more than 100 newspapers and periodicals were banned in Iran, mostly on security charges.
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BrienD (not verified), Brisbane — Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:27am
Stay Vigilant! Theocracies are dictatorships - they fear the truth, and censor opinion and freedom.Onesimpletech (not verified), Indonesia — Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:42am
Terima kasih atas informasinya semoga bermanfaat bagi semua warga Indonesia.Markus Hagenauer — Mon, 11/02/2009 - 11:20pm
I wonder if the Indonesian authorities would act different, if there were newspapers strongly attacking them. Until now it was enougth to daunt national journalist and to ban some regions for international journalists.