Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: The paper was banned with the military coup of 12 September 1980 and RagÄ p Zarakolu was shortly imprisoned in 1982 in connection with this position in Demokrat .
Simplified: The paper was banned and RagÄ p Zarakolu was shortly imprisoned in 1982 because of his link to Demokrat .