Iran: Think tank lists “usurper” publishers

12 Jan 11 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost

According to opposition website rahesabz a think tank close to the Iranian security apparatus has published a leaflet containing a list of publishers,  writers and translators deemed as “usurpers” intent on overthrowing the regime.  The publishers listed include Cheshmeh, Ghoghnous, Akhtaran and Kavir and are well known for publishing works by reformist scholars and writers. Among the writers listed in the document are dissident figures such as Emadeddin Baghi, Ramin Jahan Begloo and poet Simin Behbahani.

EU calls for Iran to end jamming of foreign media

23 Mar 10 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost, Uncategorized

EU foreign ministers have described the current situation in Iran as “unacceptable”, in a joint statement they call for an end to the jamming of satellite broadcasts  from international news networks.  In the crackdown since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election, dozens of journalists and campaigners have been arrested, including Ali Kanturi, a young student activist who fled Iran and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in his absence, and journalist Emadeddin Baghi who has been detailed by the Iranian authorities. See the “Our Society Will Be a Free Society” campaign for more information.