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| Iran censors coverage of slain photojournalist |
| 2004-07-19 |
| A hard-line prosecutor has ordered Iranian newspapers to censor their coverage of a trial of a secret agent accused of murdering an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist, journalists said Monday. Speaking to government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh after his weekly press conference, several reporters said Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi called their offices and told them to not report on parts of the trial, which ended abruptly Sunday. One journalist said Mortazavi told him, "It's in your interest to consider the murder trial over and avoid publishing things that you should not." |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #2 I'm not sure that the death of a Canadian journalist would be newsworthy in Iran to begin with. Many of their own journalists are behind bars already. I can't remember whether Castro has more journalists in prison or whether Iran is the world leader in press suppression. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-19 10:24:11 PM |
| #1 So has anyone noticed the recent upsurge in Iranian "FOAD"s? Seem like they'd really like a tussle right about now: Agents in Iraq, border incursions in Iraq, the Brit boat heist and now the moot court stuff with Canada. - you don't suppose they read the news reports about how over-extended the US military is , do you? and I wonder what kind of a deal they have cooked up with their little playmate, "Kimmie, the Wonder Wart"? We'll get their attention, then when they move those troops out of SK, you kick 'em. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2004-07-19 6:57:02 PM |