Eqbal
Type | Daily |
---|---|
Managing editors | Morteza Fallah |
Political alignment | Reformist |
Language | Persian |
Ceased publication | July 2005 |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Eqbal (Persian: اقبال ; Luck in English) was a Persian reformist newspaper published in Iran. It was shut down in July 2005.
History and profile
Eqbal was a reformist daily of which managing editor was Morteza Fallah.[1][2] It was unofficially affiliated to the leading reformist party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front.[3][4] Karim Arqandehpour was among senior editors of the paper.[5] The paper supported for Mostafa Moin in the 2005 presidential election.[6]
Closure
In June 2005, before the presidential election, the paper along with another one, Aftab Yazd, published the letter of presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[1][7] Upon this publication both papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court on 20 June.[1][8] In fact, two more dailies, namely Etemaad, and Hayat-e-No, also published the letter of Karroubi and were banned by the same body.[3] Following the ban Eqbal was republished until July 2005 when it was closed down by the Iranian judiciary "for spreading lies and publishing false reports unrelated to Karroubi’s letter."[9]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Iranian reformist newspapers Eqbal and Aftab Yazd banned". Payvand. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Frances Harrison (22 June 2005). "Iran hardliners pray for victory". BBC. Tehran. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Attacks on the Press 2005: Iran". Committee to Protect Journalists. February 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Islamic Iran Participation Front" (PDF). Iran Data Portal. 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Nader Davoodi (21 June 2005). "Eqbal shut down". Iranian. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Robert Tait (17 June 2005). "Iran poll 'marred by dirty tricks'". The Guardian. Tehran. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Reformist Iranian Newspapers Closed". Radio Free Europe. AFP/Reuters. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Yas-e No Banned Again". Rooz Online. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ "A New Hope? Rouhani Press Reforms Usher in Optimism". Iran Media Program and ASL 19. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.