31.   The reformist newspaper said Akbarin was convicted last year of criticizing hard-line interpretations of Islamic law during a trial in which he was denied an attorney.

32.   Using the judiciary under their control, they shut down reformist newspapers.

33.   Zeidabadi, writing in several reformist newspapers, challenged the ideology of dictatorship used by the hard-liners to justify their rule.

34.   The courts, which have also shut down most reformist newspapers and imprisoned journalists, reject claims that MPs enjoy immunity from prosecution.

35.   The judiciary, which has also shut down most reformist newspapers and imprisoned journalists, rejects claims that MPs enjoy immunity from prosecution.