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Iran official slams censorship policy
By artappraiser on Sat, 10/12/2013 - 3:45pm |By Golnaz Esfandiari, Asia Times Online, Oct 11, 2013
Synopsis: Iran's new culture minister has condemned the censorship policy of former prime minister Mahmud Ahmadinejad as arbitrary and ill-informed, following calls from some 200 writers, poets, and translators for him to the lift "draconian" rules. However, Ali Jannati, has said book censorship will continue because "problematic books can poison society".
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http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-02-111013.html
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