11.   Journalists are regularly imprisoned in Turkey, where restrictive press laws have been in effect for decades.

12.   Moreover, under press laws that were tightened this year, it is illegal to criticize the king and government officials.

13.   New press laws insist that all papers must print in the national language -- those papers founded before the new rules are exempt.

14.   Once out of power, Seselj will also find the draconian press laws he favored put to use against him.

15.   Parliament approved a restrictive press law, as well as legislation that removes institutions like the judiciary and military from parliamentary monitoring.

16.   Powerful political forces, among them the military, insist that restrictive press laws are necessary to fight subversion.

17.   Reform leaders have said that the closing of their newspapers violates provisions of the Iranian constitution and its press law.

18.   The current press law allows the courts, which hardliners dominate, to close newspapers at will.

19.   The current press law was enacted by the outgoing conservative legislature in March.

20.   The moves have been accompanied by a series of new press laws that make it difficult to criticize the president and government officials.