Iran bans reformist daily for publishing opposition statement

Iran banned a pro-reform newspaper on Monday, the media reported, and a semi-official news agency said it was for publishing a statement by opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi.

"Based on a decision by the press supervisory board the authorisation for the publication of Farhang-e Ashti daily has been annulled for repeatedly violating the press law," the student news agency ISNA reported, without giving further details. (Reuters)