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Ahmadinejad Gov't Shuts Down Opposition Newspapers

The Iranian government has shut down the Etemaad daily, which opposes Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and has revoked the license of the Irandokht weekly, which is owned by Hossein Karroubi, the son of protest movement leader Mehdi Karroubi.

Source: Fars, Iran, March 1, 2010

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