Iran - Court closes new daily six days after its launch

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns today's decision by a Tehran media court to close the reformist daily Aseman (Sky) after only six issues at the Tehran deputy prosecutor's request. “This act of censorship is unacceptable,” Reporters Without Borders said. “It is indicative of the media war that is being waged by the Revolutionary Guards and orchestrated by courts, to the detriment of freedom of information. We demand the immediate reopening of this newspaper. Launched as a weekly in 2012, (...)

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