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Iranian Authorities Reveal A 500,000 Cache Of "Banned Books"

This photo gallery shows images taken by journalists in Iran who were allowed to visit a warehouse, where confiscated and smuggled books are stored.

Every book legally published in Iran must have a permit issued by the Ministry of Islamic Guidance. The same applies to films or musical events. Sometimes it takes years and many revisions for an author to get permission to publish and many books are never allowed to go to print.

According to ISNA 500,000 "banned" books were discovered by the authorities in Iran
1 According to ISNA 500,000 "banned" books were discovered by the authorities in Iran
A wide variety of books, from Homer’s Ilyad to Persian poetry and Albert Camus’ The Fall.
2 A wide variety of books, from Homer’s Ilyad to Persian poetry and Albert Camus’ The Fall.
Copies of a book about a famous Iranian film, The Parrot made in 1978, a year before the Islamic revolution.
3 Copies of a book about a famous Iranian film, The Parrot made in 1978, a year before the Islamic revolution.
In this photo the book on the left is the Persian translation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and the book on the right is George Bernard Shaw’s Don Juan in Hell
4 In this photo the book on the left is the Persian translation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and the book on the right is George Bernard Shaw’s Don Juan in Hell

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