Tehran - A ban on the Tehran daily Hamshahri for having published a photograph of a Baha'i temple was lifted on Tuesday, ISNA news agency reported. The Iranian press watchdog had on Monday banned Hamshahri, which belongs to the Tehran municipality and has the highest circulation of any Iran daily, after the paper printed the picture on its front page on Saturday. Hamshahri described the temple as one of the main tourist attractions in Iran.
The press watchdog had said the photograph was a violation of press law.
A judiciary spokesman however told ISNA news agency on Tuesday that the ban was lifted and Hamshahri could resume publication again on Wednesday.
Unlike Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism, Bahaism is not recognized or allowed to be practiced in Iran.
