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Iran shuts another reformist newspaper
New York, December 8, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Iranian authorities' decision on Monday
to shut the reformist daily Hayate No. The Press Supervisory Board revoked the license of the Tehran-based daily
Hayate No “for working outside the regulations,” according to local news reports, but the agency provided no details of
the alleged violations.
Hayate No is considered supportive of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Its closing came the same
day that thousands of Mousavi supporters demonstrated on university campuses in Tehran and nationwide.
“It can be no coincidence that on the day student protesters take to the streets, the government muzzles yet another
reformist newspaper,” said CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney. “Since the disputed presidential election in June,
journalists have been censored, harassed and imprisoned. Iran now holds the dubious distinction of being second only to
China as a jailer of journalists.”
Six months after the elections, Iranian authorities continue to crack down on opposition and independent media. CPJ has
documented a number of cases (http://cpj.orq/2009/1 O/three-newspapers-shut-down-in-iran.php) in which authorities
have shut down newspapers, blocked Web sites, and arrested journalists. Twenty-three journalists remain
( http: / /www.cpi.or g/imprisoned/2009.php ) in Iranian prisons, according to CPJ research.
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