Ham-Mihan

Ham-Mihan (هم میهن in Persian; Compatriot in English) was a popular reformist newspaper in Iran (Persia).

Ham-Mihan
TypeDaily
Founder(s)Gholamhossein Karbaschi
FoundedJanuary 2000
Political alignmentReformist
LanguagePersian
Ceased publicationJuly 2009
HeadquartersTehran

History and profile

In January 2000 Gholamhossein Karbaschi, former mayor of Tehran, established Ham Mihan after he was released from prison.[1][2] He also ran the paper[3] and was its managing editor.[4]

The chief editor of Ham-Mihan was Mohammad Ghouchani. Mohammad Atrianfar served as the policy director of the paper[5] which was based in Tehran.[6]

The paper backed Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the presidential elections held in 2005.[7] It was temporarily closed in May 2000[3][6] and in July 2007 by a court in Tehran.[5] The paper was relaunched in 2009, but was suspended in July 2009.[8]

In September 2013, Karbaschi petitioned the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to lift the ban on publication and his request was accepted.[4] However, the publication license was not granted.[9]

See also

References
  1. Elaine Sciolino (3 October 2000). Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran. Simon and Schuster. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-7432-1453-7. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. John H. Lorentz (2010). The A to Z of Iran. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8108-7638-5.
  3. "Another Iranian paper closed". BBC. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. "Hammihan newspaper to renew publication". Iran Daily Brief. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. "Iran Cracks Down on Critical Media: Press Accused of 'Creeping Coup'". Der Spiegel. Reuters. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. David Menashri (January 2001). Post-revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society, and Power. Psychology Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-7146-5074-6.
  7. Dilip Hiro (2 September 2003). Neighbors, Not Friends: Iraq and Iran After the Gulf Wars. Routledge. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-134-52434-1.
  8. "Iran Shuts Down Leading Reformist Newspaper Again". Voice of America. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. "Press freedom in Iran improves slightly under Rouhani". Al Monitor. Tehran. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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