(New York Times) William Yong and Robert F. Worth - Iranian authorities have issued a ban on any news relating to the leaders of the protest movement that arose after the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last year, opposition Web sites reported. Editors of all domestic newspapers and news agencies have been told to refrain from publishing the names, photographs and statements of two defeated presidential candidates, Mir Hussein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, as well as former President Mohammad Khatami, because of the "probable negative influence" this would have on the public mind. The government has shut down at least 10 newspapers and magazines since the presidential election in June 2009, including major reformist dailies and magazines critical of the government. The publications have been accused of infractions like "printing news contrary to reality," "disturbing public opinion" and "casting doubt on the elections."
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