Iranian reformist newspaper Kargozaran has been closed down by the authorities for publishing an article criticizing Hamas and allegedly justifying ' Zionist crimes '.
Kargozaran is a reformist daily close to the former President Hashemi Rafsanjani. It carried an article on last Tuesday calling Hamas a terrorist organization and accusing them of hiding in kindergartens and hospitals causing the death of many children and innocent civilians. On Wednesday, the authorities issued an order to close down the newspaper.
Mohammad Parvizi , Spokesperson of the Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry of Iran said
The reason for the closure of the newspaper is because it published an article yesterday in which it sanitized the Zionist regime's crimes in Gaza.The paper is banned upon articles 6 and 12 of Press Law and the case has been sent to the court.
Kargozaran is the latest among a group of publications to be closed by the government since President Ahmedi Nejad took office in 2005. Last month, Shahrvand-e Emrouz, a reformist magazine was asked to stop publishing for carrying articles against the regime.
Kargozaran's director Morteza Sajadian hoped that the closure will be temporary. He regretted for carrying article and said it was mistakenly printed.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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