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.