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Reports on the court ruling which orders the closure of several newspapers in Tehran, Iran that are espousing reform movements in the Parliament. Names of the newspapers which closed; Impact of the court decision to the image of the country abroad; Efforts of the Parliament to enact laws on press.

Reports that a group of Iranian reformers opened another newspaper in Tehran, Iran called `Asr-e Azadegan,' after its three other newspapers were shut down by court orders. Views of conservative Muslim clerics on the newspapers; Impact of the election of reformist Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on journalism; Information on the newspapers' financial backer, editor and columnist Hamidreza Jalaeipour.