Iran has banned a reformist paper and warned ILNA news agency against reporting on the “Green Movement” as pro-opposition media face mounting pressure by the government, reports said Monday. “Andisheh No (New Thought) newspaper run by Hojatollah Hajebi was banned today by the press watchdog board,” Fars news agency said referring to the paper’s managing director. The newspaper’s public relations service told AFP they were unaware of the ban.
The ISNA news agency reported that the closure was due to “numerous violations” and came after “several notices by the press watchdog.” The violations included “questioning general policies of the Islamic republic with regard to empowering the oppressed nations of the world” and “a constant effort to deepen differences among people after the presidential election,” ISNA said.
