Saturday, November 05, 2005

Another student publication is banned

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi
The student publication "HAMAAVAA" printed at University of Oroumiyeh was banned by the university's own Committee to Oversee Publishing and charged with: printing corrupting material, agitating public opinion, insulting officials and regime's authorities, printing and using news from foreign sources, inviting students to public protests.

Sajaad Neeknaam, Editor-in-Chief of this publications said that they shut the publication down despite all the proper documentation and reason refuting the charges. Neeknaam said that HAMAAVAA, after only publishing 115 issues had already found a great deal of credibility among University Students.