August 11, 2003

Tehran's chief prosecutor Said Mortazavi insisted that the media in Iran have the "highest degree of freedom", matched by only a few Western states, during a visit to the student news agency ISNA. " Thanks to the Islamic revolution and the country's constitution, the Iranian press and media enjoy the highest degree of freedom, matched by only a few Western countries," he said. "I (AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)
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