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Rouhani announces new guild for Iran journalists

Iran's president has announced plans to open a new guild for journalists, sidestepping the issue of the closure of the previous professional association.
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A man looks at newspapers at a news stand in Tehran March 4, 2012. Hardliners allied with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei maintained their lead in the country's parliamentary vote, with partial results on Sunday showing supporters of the president trailing behind. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi  (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR2YTIX
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke in anticipation of Journalists Day, to be held Aug. 8 in Iran, saying that steps have been taken to create an alternative journalists guild, a proposal that falls short of satisfying the demand of most Iranian journalists: the reopening of the original journalists guild, defunct due to legal troubles.

“The administration will produce a bill to consider for an association related to journalists so that this association can be active for the work of journalists. If there is an infringement, this guild and professional association can state its position on that infringement,” Rouhani said at an Aug. 7 press conference. He added that the bill would be made public so that experts can weigh in before it is presented to parliament.

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