Aftab Yazd
Circulation 100,000 (2008 est.) | | |
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Aftab-e Yazd (آفتاب یزد lit. "The Yazd Sun") is a
reformist newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. The title of the paper means “the sun of Yazd” in Persian.[1]
History and profile
Aftab Yazd was started in August 2000.[2] The paper, based in Tehran, is affiliated with the Association of Combatant Clerics (of which former President Mohammad Khatami is a leading member).[3][4] The paper focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news.[5]
In June 2005, before the
presidential elections.[4] In December 2009 it was again warned by the ministry of culture for publishing "divisive" material.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Media Environment Guide: Iran" (PDF). BBC Monitoring. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Andrew North (21 October 2000). "'Moderate' paper faces Iranian court". BBC. Tehran. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Notable Middle Eastern News Media". NYU Law and Security. 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Various newspapers banned and censored". CPJ via IFEX. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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- ^ a b "Iranian reformist newspapers Eqbal and Aftab Yazd banned". Payvand. 20 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Four Iranian Newspapers Threatened by Authorities Payvand 5 December 2009.
