Iraq: Close Your Eyes And It Doesn't Exist

Iraq Bans News Cameras from Bombing Sites

As the violence escalates, Iraq’s interior ministry has announced a ban on news photographers and camera crews from the scene of bombing attacks. Iraqi officials say the measure is meant to protect evidence, hide victims and deny attackers information they achieved their goals. The Iraqi government has already come under wide criticism for a series of limits on news coverage inside Iraq.

Source: Democracy Now, May 14, 2007