(5 Jan 2023)
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Tehran, Iran - 5 January 2023
1. Pedestrians
2. Pan from sign reading (French & Frasi) "French institute for research in Iran" and "Henry Corbin library" to closed door
3. Mid of door
4. Tilt up of French Institute for Research building
5. Wide of alley
6. Tilt up French Institute for Research building
STORYLINE:
Iran closed a French research center in Tehran over cartoons mocking its supreme leader.
Authorities ordered closure of "Institut Français de Recherche en Iran" or French Institute for Research in Iran on Thursday, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.
The office is located in downtown Tehran.
On Wednesday Iran summoned the French ambassador to condemn the publication of offensive caricatures of the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
The magazine has a long history of publishing vulgar cartoons mocking Islamists, which critics say are deeply insulting to Muslims.
Two French-born al-Qaida extremists attacked the newspaper’s office in 2015, killing 12 cartoonists, and it has been the target of other attacks over the years.
Its latest issue features the winners of a recent cartoon contest in which entrants were asked to draw the most offensive caricatures of Khamenei, who has held Iran’s highest office since 1989.
The contest was billed as a show of support for anti-government protests rocking Iran.
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