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August 18, 2009
WORLD BRIEFING I MIDDLE EAST
Iran: Reformist Cleric's Newspaper Is Shut Down
By ROBERT F. WORTH
The authorities have shut down the newspaper of the reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi, left, who angered
Tr n's senior leaders by publicizing claims that protesters arrested after the disputed June elections were
raped in prison. The newspaper, Etemad-e-Melli, was ordered to stop printing Sunday night by a Tehran
prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, Mr. Karroubi's Web site reported. On Monday, Mr. Mortazavi denied that the
paper had been banned, saying it failed to publish because of printing problems, Reuters said. But state-run
Press TV reported that an investigating judge ordered the paper closed for “publishing unlawful and
criminal material.” Protesters gathered outside the paper's offices on Monday and clashed with the police,
who arrested some of the demonstrators, Press TV said.
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