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Asr-e Azadegan

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Asr-e Azadegan
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Hamidreza Jalaipour
Editor-in-chiefMashallah Shamsolvaezin
Managing editorGhafour Garshasbi
Founded7 October 1999
Political alignmentReformist
LanguagePersian
Ceased publicationApril 2000
HeadquartersTehran

Asr-e Azadegan (Persian: عصر آزادگان, lit.'Times of the Free People') was a Persian-language daily newspaper in Iran published briefly between 1999 and 2000.

History and profile

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Asr-e Azadegan was established on 7 October 1999.[1] The founder and publisher of the daily was Hamid Reza Jalaipour who also launched Jameah, Toos and Neshat; all of which had been closed down before the launching of Asr-e Azadegan.[2] However, the existence of Asr-e Azadegan lasted very brief and it was banned in April 2000 for publishing articles which "disparaged Islam and the religious elements of the Islamic revolution."[2][3][4]

The paper was edited by Mashallah Shamsolvaezin.[5] The manager editor was Ghafour Garshasbi who was acquitted of publishing articles that violated the Iranian press law in October 2000.[6]

The newspaper's editors included:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Behzad Yaghmaian (24 January 2002). Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness Account of Dissent, Defiance, and New Movements for Rights. SUNY Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7914-5212-7.
  2. ^ a b "Three reformist papers shut". Iran Press Service. 23 April 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ Geneive Abdo (25 April 2000). "Iran Tightens Crackdown on Reformist Publications". The New York Times. Tehran. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ^ Hossein Shahidi (11 May 2007). Journalism in Iran: From Mission to Profession. Routledge. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-134-09391-5.
  5. ^ "Iranian reformist editor jailed for Islam challenge". Reuters via Green Party of Iran. Tehran. 10 April 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Press Jury finds Asr-e Azadegan editor guilty". Payvand. Tehran. Islamic Republic News Agency. 28 October 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2013.