Chief Editor of Iranian Bahar newspaper, Saeed Pourazizi was arrested in Tehran, ISNA news agency reported on Nov. 2.
On October 28, Iranian Press Supervisory Board has ordered the closure of reformist Bahar newspaper. The decision was made due to the "Imam, a Political Leader or a Religious Model?" article published in the newspaper on Oct. 23.
Earlier, the newspaper's editor apologized, saying that the article was published by mistake.
It should be noted that previously, the newspaper representatives themselves announced about its temporary closure. The newspaper have been banned and reopened several times during last years. |