Ebtekar (newspaper) explained
Ebtekar (fa|ابتکار|italic=yes|lit=Innovation) is a newspaper published in Tehran, Iran.
History and profile
Mohammad Ali Vakili is the licence holder and managing director of Ebtekar[1] which is based in Tehran.[2] The paper has a reformist stance[3] and focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news.[4]
Ebtekar was banned by the media court in April 2014 for "spreading lies" about removal of the prisons' chief, Gholam Hossein Ismaili, due to his violent acts against political prisoners.[5] [6] It was the third reformist paper closed down following the presidency of Hasan Rouhani in August 2013.[5] The paper was relaunched four days after its closure on 30 April 2014.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Political Affiliations of Iranian Newspapers. 28 September 2014. 28 September 2013. dead. Iran Media Research. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928091326/http://iranmediaresearch.org/en/system/files/the_political_affiliations_of_iranian_newspapers.pdf?download=1.
- News: Iranian newspaper banned after reporting on official's firing. 12 September 2014. Iran News Update. 28 April 2014.
- Web site: What the Iranian Papers are Saying: Ahmadinejad is Over. Nasim Online. 12 September 2014. 3 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912140632/http://en.nasimonline.ir/archives/7795. 12 September 2014. dead.
- Abdolrasoul Jowkar. Fereshteh Didegah. 119–130. Evaluating Iranian newspapers' web sites using correspondence analysis. 10.1108/07378831011026733. Library Hi Tech. 2010. 28. 1.
- News: Iran bans third reformist paper, 'Ebtekar'. AFP. 12 September 2014. Al Arabiya. 26 April 2014. Tehran.
- News: Newspaper ordered shut down, reason unclear. Eurasia Review. Radio Zamaneh. 28 April 2014.
- News: Banned Ebtekar newspaper allowed to reopen. Majzooban Noor. 12 September 2014. 30 April 2014.
- News: Iran lifts ban on reformist daily. 28 September 2014. AFP. Tehran. 29 April 2014.
