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Reuters: Iran bans daily critical of Ahmadinejad

Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:43am EDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian newspaper has been banned after carrying articles critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic policies, the state Press TV satellite station said on its website.

A government media body revoked the license of Tehran Emrooz on Saturday, Press TV said.

Iranian Activists Criticize New Restrictions on Web Sites
By Thomas Erdbrink, Washington Post Foreign Service, Wednesday, May 21, 2008; A09

TEHRAN, May 20 — Iranian bloggers and activists on Tuesday condemned a move by a government panel to block access to several Web sites related to women’s issues and human rights.

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