Larijani criticizes government’s economic policies; Government bans Tehran Emrouz
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  • Iran’s newly-elected Parliament speaker Ali Larijani criticized the government’s economic policy and stated that monopolization of economic activities and opportunities by the government would create an inflationary economy. Larijani added that this was the “worst form of injustice” and which ran counter to Islamic thinking. Reports noted that President Ahmadinejad concurred with Larijani’s view that the government should disengage from economic activities, However, he added that the government should be given the authority to control the market1.

    In another development, the government banned a news paper, Tehran Emrouz accusing it of publishing articles and images insulting to President Ahmadinejad. The paper had published a critical article relating to the government’s economic policies. Reports noted that the Iranian media establishments made up of newspapers, internet news sites among others have been hit by a series of closures under the present government2.

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