Asr-e Azadegan
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Hamid Reza Jalaipour |
| Editor-in-chief | Mashallah Shamsolvaezin |
| Managing editors | Ghafour Garshasbi |
| Founded | 7 October 1999 |
| Political alignment | Reformist |
| Language | Persian |
| Ceased publication | April 2000 |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
Asr-e Azadegan (The Epoch of the Freed in English) was a popular Persian-language reformist newspaper in Iran.
History and profile
Asr-e Azadegan was established on 7 October 1999.[1] The founder and publisher of the daily was Hamid Reza Jalaipour who also launched Jaam'eh, Toos and Neshat which had been all 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 press law in October 2000.[6]
The newspaper's editors included:
- Akbar Ganji, who wrote about Iranian secret services.
- Ebrahim Nabavi, who wrote a daily political satire.
- Hossein Derakhshan, who wrote a regular technology column.
- Massoud Behnoud, who wrote a regular opinion column.
See also
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