May 4, 2006

Rome (AKI) - A hundred years of censorship imposed by monarchies or dictatorships and threats of jail or even death against dissenting journalists, have meant that one the worst enemies of freedom of information in Iran is self-censorship, argues Iranian-Italian journalist Ahmad Rafat in a new book published in Italy this week. "The last spring - the battle for freedom of information in Iran," gathers the testimonies of some of the protagonists of independent journalism in Iran, examines why frank media voices are suppressed, and looks at whether new external factors, such as satellite broadcasting, may lead to change >>> PoliStampa.com

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