(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the suspension of two weeklies, “Shalamcheh” and “Fakour”, after convictions by the Press Court in Tehran. According to RSF’s information, the hard-line weekly “Shalamcheh” has been suspended for publishing information regarding the relationship between the late Ayatollah Abolqassam al-Khoei and the Shah’s secret police. Moreover, the publishing licence of the […]
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting the suspension of two weeklies, “Shalamcheh”
and “Fakour”, after convictions by the Press Court in Tehran.
According to RSF’s information, the hard-line weekly “Shalamcheh” has been
suspended for publishing information regarding the relationship between the
late Ayatollah Abolqassam al-Khoei and the Shah’s secret police. Moreover,
the publishing licence of the moderate weekly “Fakour” has been revoked.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the President:
violation
of the right to free information, as established in Article 19 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which has been signed
and ratified by Iran
of
the press and to order the resumption of these publications
Appeals To
His Excellency Mohammad Khatami
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Tehran, Iran
Fax: +9821 64 66 415
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