1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Iran - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NjqjuC48ed"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-iran/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Iran</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-iran/embed/#?secret=NjqjuC48ed" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Iran” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="NjqjuC48ed" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Liberal newspapers that have emerged in Iran since reformist president Muhammed Khatami took office six years ago serve as an important platform for his agenda of social and political reform. But the reformist media continue to face repression from the conservative-controlled judiciary, which has closed publications, prosecuted and arrested journalists, and fostered a climate of…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_LA.gif