Iran closes newspaper and magazine critical of government – washingtonpost.com

Iran closes newspaper and magazine critical of government

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/01/AR2010030101470.html?wprss=rss_world

The daily newspaper Etemaad, or Trust, and the weekly magazine IranDokht were banned until further notice by the Press Supervisory Board, a media watchdog council led by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The board closed Etemaad for going beyond “the limits of the press,”