The 23rd edition of Iran’s Press Exhibition was officially inaugurated on Saturday morning in a ceremony attended by First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri.
Tehran MP Ali Motahari has said that by boycotting the press exhibition the principlist media have acknowledged that protest and opposition are not off-limits in the Islamic Republic.
President Rouhani said with transparent regulations in place, individuals cannot use a single word or a sentence as a pretext to toy with press freedom.
A presidential advisor has ruled out reports of government’s decision to stop certain media from participating in press exhibition, saying that lying is not a good means to achieve our goals.
Ali Jannati says commitment to the truth and independence in decision-making without factional bias constitute the much sought-after freedom of the press.
