Bahar (newspaper)

Bahar (in Persian: بهار‎ lit. The Spring) is a reformist newspaper published in Persian. The paper is based in Tehran, Iran.

Bahar
TypeDaily
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Aria Shatel Company Ltd
PublisherAria Shatel Company Ltd
Managing editorSaeed Pourazizi
Founded1 May 2000 (2000-05-01)
Political alignmentReformist
LanguagePersian
HeadquartersTehran
WebsiteBahar

History and profile

Bahar was established in May 2000.[1] The managing editor of the paper was Saeed Pourazizi who served as director general of the Presidential Media Office when Mohammad Khatami was in office.[2]

The daily has been banned for several times. It was banned on 9 August 2000.[2] Following ten-year ban it was relaunched in January 2010.[2] However, it was again closed down by the Press Supervisory Board on 19 April 2010 for "publishing items contrary to reality" and "creating doubt regarding major issues such as the elections."[2][3] It was later republished.[4] However, in October 2013 it was again closed down by Iran's state press watchdog due to the publication of an article which was regarded as undermining Islamic principles.[5][6] The article which was written by religious–nationalist activist Asghar Gharavi also questioned the legitimacy of the supreme leader.[7][8] It was the first publication banned in the country following the presidency of Hassan Rouhani.[5]

See also

List of newspapers in Iran

References
  1. "Another Iranian paper closed". BBC. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. "Bahar". Iran Media Program. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. "Iran: Another reformist newspaper banned". Payvand. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. Golnaz Esfandiari (30 January 2013). "Iran's Reformist Newspapers Protest Against Arrests of Journalists". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. Golnaz Esfandiari (29 October 2013). "Iranian Reformist Daily Becomes First Publication Banned Under Rohani". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. "Iran bans reformist newspaper Bahar". Your Middle East. AFP. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  7. "Iran's closure of reformist newspaper raises concerns about press freedom". The Guardian. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. Arash Karami (15 March 2014). "Iran's Fourth Estate". Asharq Al Awsat. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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