MosJan Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 ANTI-ARMENIAN WEEKLY CLOSED IN IRAN A general court in Tabriz, administrative center of Eastern Azerbaijan province, has ruled to close down a local newspaper Shams Tabriz and invalidated its license, Armenpress reported. The court ruled that the weekly had been publishing unconfirmed news aimed to incite inter-ethnic tension, to disgrace authorities and disrespect religious principles. Being an Iranian newspaper, Shams Tabriz was defending the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan and was featuring anti-Armenian articles. Though it had to be distributed only in the province under its license, the staff was distributing it in other Iranian regions and the capital Tehran. According to the court's verdict, the owner of the license is to serve a seven month imprisonment and receive 74 whip strikes. © Copyright AZG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 YAY!!! I hope those strikes really hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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