Iran has banned the reformist newspaper “Ebtekar,” the third such publication to be closed by authorities in recent months. Mohammad Ali Vakili, the newspaper’s managing director, told ISNA news agency on April 26 that he received a note from the media court which said a ban has been imposed on the daily for “spreading […]
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Iran court bans state-owned newspaper for 6 months
Iranian media say that a court has imposed a six-month publishing ban on a state-owned newspaper for its allegedly false reporting. The semi-official Mehr news agency reported Sunday the suspension of IRAN, which is under the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and is seen to express views close to his. The semi-official Fars also […]
Iran Bans Banks From Sending Statements To ‘Foreign’ E-Mail Addresses
Iran’s minister of communications and information technology, Reza Taghipour, has sent a letter to the head of the country’s Central Bank, Mahmud Bahmani, asking him to instruct banks to refrain from sending bank statements to e-mail addresses administered by foreign providers.
Iran bans unofficial money trades after rial slip
By Hashem Kalantari TEHRAN, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament cracked down on unofficial money traders on Sunday after new U.S. sanctions helped trigger a currency crash as Iranians rushed to buy dollars.
Iran bans skiing for women without legal chaperons
Women have been banned from entering skiing ramps alone. This is a new order from State Security Forces which even includes women over 18.
Iranian regime bans women from house ownership
A woman cannot own a house from the Mehr Housing Company and her husband’s name has to be registered on the house ownership papers.
Iranian TV bans screening of brutal violent scenes
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) recently issued a directive strictly forbidding all domestic networks from screening brutal violence scenes.