Thursday, December 01, 2005

Prosecution of 4 Publishers and Editors-in-Chief

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi
The hearing for the investigation of charges against 4 publishers and Editors-in-chief of Naseem’eh Saba (Saba Breeze), Kar and Kaargar (Labor and Worker), Sobh’eh Karadj (Karadj Morning) and Ravaanshenaasi’eh Jaam’eh (Social Psychology) will begin on Sunday, Dec. 4th, at branch 76 of the penal courts of Tehran.

ILNA, the regime-run news agency reports that the accused are charged with “printing lies, insults and scandal as well as agitating public opinion.