Media Crackdown Stepped Up As President Faces Increasing Pressure

July 2008 | Political Risk Analysis

BMI View: With the Iranian government recently stepping up its efforts to control media freedoms, we expect the press to remain tightly controlled over the coming years, especially in the run-up to the 2009 presidential elections. While this suggests that the odds currently favour the incumbent, there is no exact date for the election yet and little idea of who will stand against Ahmadinejad. We therefore believe the election is currently too close to

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