AFP NOVEMBER 2, 2013 Iran arrests head of reformist daily Iran on Saturday arrested the head of reformist daily Bahar, Saeed Pourazizi, for publishing an article seen by critics as questioning the beliefs of Shia Islam, Fars news agency reported. Today he was summoned to the prosecutors office... He was arrested and transferred to Evin prison, in northern Tehran, his wife Masoumeh Shahriari told Fars. Shahriari said the public prosecutor had lodged a complaint against Pourazizi, who was trying to negotiate being released on bail. We have not been informed about the amount of money needed for the bail, she said. Irans press watchdog banned Bahar last week because of an article seen by many as questioning a core belief of Shia Islam. https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/international/518735-iran-arrests-head-of-reformist-daily
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 16:19:15 +0000