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Tuesday 20 January 2015Iranian Paper Shut Down for Publishing ‘Je Suis Charlie’A judge has ordered that the Mardom e-Emruz newspaper in Iran be shut down after it published an image of George Clooney wearing a badge supporting Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical newspaper that was the target of a terrorist attack last week that killed 12. The paper, which stands for “Today’s People,” only started publishing a month ago. After running the story with an image of Clooney at the Golden Globes wearing a “Je Suis Charlie” badge beneath the headline “I am Charlie too,” a judge revoked its permit. “The court in charge of cultural affairs and the media imposed the ban on the newspaper for publishing a headline and a picture which it deemed insulting,” Mardom e-Emruz director Ahmad Sattari told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). In response to the story, conservatives in Iran reportedly responded with fury and a judge called the story “obscene.” Following the assault on Charlie Hebdo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the action: “Violence and terrorism is reprehensible whether in this region, in Europe or in the United States.” By Jordan Chariton |