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Iranian Officials Shut Down Baztab Website, Offices

Following complaints by the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an Iranian court this weekend ordered the closure of the offices of the Baztab website, and also of the site itself.

Baztab, which is affiliated with Iranian Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezai, has been critical of Ahmadinejad's domestic and foreign policy.

Source: ISNA, Iran, September 23, 2007

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