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Iranian culture minister urges authors to censor own works

From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

Iran's culture minister has shared some eyebrow-raising advice with authors seeking to see their work published in Iran: "Censor pages which are likely to create a dispute."

Minister Mohammad Hossein Safar Harandi made his remarks about book publishing in the Islamic republic at a news conference on Monday, according to a report in Agence France-Presse.

Saying that publishers and writers "are aware of the vetting code" in Iran, Safar Harandi urged self-censorship.