Iran newspaper editor jailed for religious article
The editor of an Iranian reformist newspaper has been jailed for publishing an article on Shiite Islam deemed offensive by authorities.
The semiofficial ISNA news agency said Saeed Pourazizi of the Bahar newspaper was taken to Evin prison Saturday. ISNA quoted Pourazizi's wife, Masoumeh Shahriari, as saying her husband was summoned to court but was taken to jail instead. She said authorities have demanded bail in exchange for his release. (AP)
