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Head of judiciary defends paper ban

October 31, 2013
Head of judiciary defends paper ban

  Kayvan Kaboli, Oct 30, 2013 The head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani has publicly defended Bahar newspaper ban. Bahar was accused of publishing an article insulting Muslim religious beliefs last week, according to hardliners. Bahar was close to reformists and Hassan Rouhani, the new regime’s elected president. Larijani rejected critiques of censorship and blasted those who…