Abrar

Abrar (Samaritans in English) is a Persian-language daily newspaper published in Iran.[1]

Abrar
TypeDaily
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Abrar Publications Group
Founded2014
Political alignmentConservative
LanguagePersian
HeadquartersTehran
Sister newspapersAbrar-e Varzeshi
Abrar-e Eghtesdai
WebsiteAbrar

Profile

Abrar is described as hard-line[2] and traditional conservative publication.[3][4] Mohammad Safizadeh, former minister of interior, holds the licence of Abrar.[3] The paper is based in Tehran[5] and focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news.[6] It has two sister newspapers, Abrar-e Varzeshi (Sports Abrar) and Abrar-e Eghtesdai (Economic Abrar).[7]

In June 2013, the offices of the paper were raided and sealed and it was closed down.[8]

See also

References
  1. Joel Thierstein; Yahya R. Kamalipour (2000). Religion, Law, and Freedom: A Global Perspective. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-275-96452-8.
  2. "Iranian Newspaper Rejects Rushdie's Conciliation Effort". The New York Times. AP. 26 December 1990. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. "The Political Affiliations of Iranian Newspapers" (PDF). ASL19. 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. "Rushdie's Death Sentence Stands, Iran Says". Los Angeles Times. Athens. UPI. 27 December 1990. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. David Menashri (January 2001). Post-revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society, and Power. Psychology Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-7146-5074-6.
  6. Abdolrasoul Jowkar; Fereshteh Didegah (2010). "Evaluating Iranian newspapers' web sites using correspondence analysis". Library Hi Tech. 28 (1): 119–130. doi:10.1108/07378831011026733. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. "Abrar". Iran Media Program. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  8. Joanna Paraszczuk (9 June 2013). "Abrar Newspaper Raided, Suspended". EA Worldview. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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