Iran (newspaper)
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | IRNA |
| Publisher | IRNA |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Language | Persian |
| Headquarters | Iran |
| Website | iran-newspaper.com |
Iran newspaper (in Persian: ایران) is the official daily newspaper of the government of Iran.[1]
Contents
Profile
Iran was launched in 1995.[2] The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) owns and publishes Iran.[3] Iran's affiliated website is Iran Network.[3] IRNA also publishes Iran Daily, an English language daily newspaper, Alvefagh, an Arabic newspaper, Irane varzeshi, a sport daily newspaper, and Irane Sepid for blind people.[4] The newspaper supports the policies of the government and is described as a pro-government conservative daily.[3]
The daily was managed by Mosayeb Naeemi during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[3] Following the 2013 presidential election Mohammad Taqi Roghaniha, CEO of Iran Cultural and Press Institute (ICPI), was appointed manager of the daily.[5]
Bans
Iran was closed down by the Press Supervisory Board in May 2006 following its publication a caricature which was deemed to be "divisive and provocative".[6] The caricature which mocked Azeris caused stir among Azeri people living in the country.[6] In response both the artist who had drawn the caricature and the editor-in-chief were arrested.[6] The paper was banned again for six months by an Iranian court due to its alleged false report in June 2013.[7][8]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />See also
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
