Reformist media outlet closed in Iran
UPI
18-May-2009 (one comment)

An Iranian prosecutor halted publication of the Yas No newspaper supporting Reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi hours after its first issue hit the stands. The Yas No newspaper ended its six-year hiatus with a May 16 issue that included a front-page article supporting Mousavi for the June presidential election. A few hours after it hit the newsstands, however, Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi ordered a halt to the publication, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

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hamsade ghadimi

nothing new

by hamsade ghadimi on Tue May 19, 2009 07:10 AM PDT

this is business as usual in the akhoond regime.  and the story goes on to tell mousavi started his own publication (one month before election!) to promote himself.  that just shows that the media business is as ridiculous as the election business.  didn't the government close rafsanjani's "reform" paper, kargozaran, affiliated with the "reform" party (hezbe kargozaran-e sazandegi) in january, 2009 in anticipation of the election.  here's the link: //www.payvand.com/news/09/jan/1005.html

who's who in these elections?  mousavi (khamenei's no-che), rafsanjani, karroubi, khatami are the "reformers?"  what have they ever reformed?  ahmadinejad is the true face of the regime, and a "reformer" is the face that the regime wants hide behind.  you can put a lipstick on a pig, but... 


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