Eqbal

Eqbal (Persian: اقبال ; Luck) was a Persian reformist newspaper published in Iran. It was shut down in July 2005.

For the village in Iran, see Eqbal, Iran.

Eqbal
TypeDaily newspaper
Managing editorMorteza Fallah
Political alignmentReformist
LanguagePersian
Ceased publicationJuly 2005
HeadquartersTehran
CountryIran

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 Mostafa Moin in the presidential election in 2005.[6]

Closure

In June 2005, before the presidential election, the paper along with Aftab Yazd published the letter of presidential candidate Mehdi Karrubi to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[1][7] Upon this incident both papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court on 20 June.[1][8] In fact, two more dailies, namely Etemad, and Hayat-e-No, also published the letter of Karrubi and were banned by the same body.[3] Following the ban Eqbal continued until July 2005 when it was closed down by the Iranian judiciary "for spreading lies and publishing false reports unrelated to Karrubi’s letter."[9]

References
  1. "Iranian reformist newspapers Eqbal and Aftab Yazd banned". Payvand. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. Frances Harrison (22 June 2005). "Iran hardliners pray for victory". BBC. Tehran. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. "Attacks on the Press 2005: Iran". Committee to Protect Journalists. February 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. "Islamic Iran Participation Front" (PDF). Iran Data Portal. 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. Nader Davoodi (21 June 2005). "Eqbal shut down". Iranian. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  6. Robert Tait (17 June 2005). "Iran poll 'marred by dirty tricks'". The Guardian. Tehran. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. "Reformist Iranian Newspapers Closed". Radio Free Europe. AFP/Reuters. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. "Yas-e No Banned Again". Rooz Online. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. "A New Hope? Rouhani Press Reforms Usher in Optimism". Iran Media Program and ASL 19. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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