Two political parties were suspended, a newspaper banned and three political figures sentenced to prison by the Iranian authorities on Monday. According to the official IRNA news agency, the Mujahedeen of the Islamic Revolution, the reformist group supporting Mr Hussein Moussavi, and the Islamic Iran Participation Front, a reformist political Iranian organ, have been suspended until their political status can be clarified. The reformist newspaper Bahar, formed just three months ago, has been banned. It was accused of spreading misinformation about last June’s elections and Iran’s Islamic system of government. Fars News reports that three politicians, Mostafa Tajzadeh, Davood Soleimani and Mohsen Mirdamadi, have been sentenced to six years in prison and a 10-year ban on all political or media activities.
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Iran’s reformist movement hit again
Two political parties were suspended, a newspaper banned and three political figures sentenced to prison by the Iranian authorities on Monday. According to the official IRNA news agency, the Mujahedeen of the Islamic Revolution, the reformist group supporting Mr Hussein Moussavi, and the Islamic Iran Participation Front, a reformist political Iranian organ, have been suspended until […]
By Intern
21 Apr 10
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