International Rule of Law - News Headlines
7/1/2009 12:34:45 PM EST
Iran shuts newspaper challenging Ahmadinejad
(AP) Iranian authorities have banned a newspaper allied to presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi after he denounced Iran's government as "illegitimate" because of claims of voting fraud in last month's election, a reformist political group said Wednesday.
The closure of the daily Etemad-e-Melli, or National Confidence, is another blow by officials … Full version (available to lexis.com subscribers) Create an account or login to post comments.