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Masih Alinejad
Masih Alinejad ( fa, مسیح علینژاد, born Masoumeh Alinejad-Ghomikolayi ( fa, معصومه علینژاد قمی کُلایی), September 11, 1976) is an Iranian-American journalist, author, and women's rights activist. Alinejad currently works as a presenter/producer at VOA Persian Service, a correspondent for Radio Farda, a frequent contributor for Manoto television, and a contributing editor for ''IranWire''. Alinejad focuses on criticism of the status of human rights in Iran, especially women's rights in Iran. She now lives in exile in New York City, and has won several awards, including the 2015 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy women's rights award, the Omid Journalism Award from the Mehdi Semsar Foundation, and a "Highly Commended" AIB Media Excellence Award. In 2019, Alinejad sued the Iranian government in a U.S. federal court for harassment against her and her family. She released a book in 2018 called ''The Wind in My Hair'' that deals with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qomi Kola
Qomi Kola ( fa, قمیکلا, also Romanized as Qomī Kolā and Qomī Kalā) is a village in Esbu Kola Rural District, in the Central District of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 652, in 181 families. References Populated places in Babol County {{Babol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Semsar
Mehdi Semsar (1929–2003) was a prominent Iranian journalist and translator. Life and career Mehdi Semsar was born in 1929 in Bushehr a port of Persian Gulf. He passed his childhood and high school studies in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province, in the south of Iran and completed his university studies in Tehran University. At Tehran University, Mehdi Semsar entered the Faculty of Pharmacy and received his PhD degree. Since he was extremely interested in journalism and because Kayhan Newspapers contracted him during his studies of pharmacology, he entered the Faculty of Journalism of Tehran University and received a M.A. in journalism. He continued his studies of journalism at the Institut Français de Press in Paris (1969-1970). He left the Institut with a M.A. degree and was then accepted at Toulouse University for a PhD degree in History of Journalism. He prepared his doctorat dissertation under the title of "Iranian Press during the second World War". Mehdi Semsar's prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Karroubi
Mehdi Karroubi ( fa, مهدی کروبی, Mehdi Karrubi, born 26 September 1937) is an Iranian Shia cleric and Iranian reform movement, reformist politician leading the National Trust Party (Iran), National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iranian election protests, Karroubi was put under house arrest in February 2011 – reportedly ordered by the Supreme Leader of Iran – without officially being charged, although he is accused of being a "seditionist" and "traitor". As of 2021, he is still confined to his house. He was the speaker of the Majlis of Iran, parliament from 1989 to 1992 and 2000 to 2004, and a presidential candidate in the 2005 Iranian presidential election, 2005 and 2009 Iranian presidential election, 2009 presidential elections. He has been described as a "moderate" with a "mostly rural" base of support. Karroubi considers himself a pragmatic reformist and now is one of the leaders of the Iranian Green Movement. He is a founding member and former secretary-gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), is an Iranian Iranian Principlists, principlist politician who served as the sixth from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the . He was known for his hardline views and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President (government Title)
President is a common title for the head of state in most republics. The president of a nation is, generally speaking, the head of the government and the fundamental leader of the country or the ceremonial head of state. The functions exercised by a president vary according to the form of government. In parliamentary republics, they are usually, but not always, limited to those of the head of state and are thus largely ceremonial. In presidential, selected parliamentary (e.g. Botswana and South Africa), and semi-presidential republics, the role of the president is more prominent, encompassing also (in most cases) the functions of the head of government. In authoritarian regimes, a dictator or leader of a one-party state may also be called a president. The titles "Mr. President" and Madam President may apply to a person holding the title of president or presiding over certain other governmental bodies. "Mr. President" has subsequently been used by governments to refer to thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), is an Iranian Iranian Principlists, principlist politician who served as the sixth from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the . He was known for his hardline views and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etemad
''Etemad'' or ''Etemaad'' (in Persian ''اعتماد'' lit. ''Trust''; correct transcription: ettemād, because in pronunciation the letter "t" is duplicated) is a reformist newspaper in Iran that is published in Tehran. It is managed by Elias Hazrati, who was representative from Rasht and Tehran in the Parliament of Iran. Overview The first edition of ''Etemad'' was published in Tehran in 2002. Its chief editor is Behrooz Behzadi. The editorial board of Etemad include journalists, who worked previously in reformist Iranian magazines and newspapers, which were banned by the Iranian judiciary. The paper focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news. Temporary ban ''Etemad'' had published more than 2000 editions before temporarily banned by the Iranian judiciary system on 1 March 2010. it published a story on the reaction to the emergence of a film showing the police attack on Tehran university in June, just three days after the Iranian presidential election, 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ham-Mihan
''Ham-Mihan'' ( fa, هممیهن, lit=Compatriot) was a reformist daily newspaper in Tehran, Iran. It was in circulation between 2000 and 2009. History and profile In January 2000 Gholamhossein Karbaschi, former mayor of Tehran, established ''Ham Mihan'' after he was released from prison. He also ran the paper and was its managing editor. The chief editor of ''Ham-Mihan'' was Mohammad Ghouchani. Mohammad Atrianfar served as the policy director of the paper which was based in Tehran. The paper backed Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the Iranian presidential election, 2005, presidential elections held in 2005. It was temporarily closed in May 2000 and in July 2007 by a court in Tehran. The paper was relaunched in 2009, but was suspended in July 2009. In September 2013, Karbaschi petitioned the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to lift the ban on publication and his request was accepted. However, the publication license was not granted. See also *List of newspapers in Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahar (newspaper)
''Bahar'' ( fa, بهار, lit=The Spring) is a reformist newspaper published in Persian. The paper is based in Tehran, Iran. History and profile ''Bahar'' was established in May 2000. The managing editor of the paper was Saeed Pourazizi who served as director general of the Presidential Media Office when Mohammad Khatami was in office. The daily has been banned for several times. It was banned on 9 August 2000. Following ten-year ban it was relaunched in January 2010. However, it was again closed down by the Press Supervisory Board on 19 April 2010 for "publishing items contrary to reality" and "creating doubt regarding major issues such as the elections." It was later republished. However, in October 2013 it was again closed down by Iran's state press watchdog due to the publication of an article which was regarded as undermining Islamic principles. The article which was written by religious–nationalist activist Asghar Gharavi also questioned the legitimacy of the supreme le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shargh
''Shargh'' ( fa, شرق, lit=East) is one of the most popular Reformist newspapers in Iran. History and profile ''Shargh'' was founded in 2003. The daily is managed by Mehdi Rahmanian. Its chief editor was Mohammad Ghouchani in its first period of publication. Mohammad Ghouchani and Mohammad Atrianfar, its ex-head of policy-making council, left ''Shargh'' in March 2007 and joined ''Ham-Mihan'', another reformist newspaper managed by Gholamhossein Karbaschi. Arash Karami, an Iranian journalist, described ''Shargh'' as the opposite of conservative paper ''Kayhan'' in terms of political stance. Bans ''Shargh'' had published 141 editions before the temporary ban by the Iranian judiciary system on 4 February 2004, one day before the parliament election, following the publication of an open letter from some members of the outgoing parliament to Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader. The letter was read to journalists by Mohsen Armin, one of the organizers of the MPs sit-in critici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Labour News Agency
Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) is an Iranian news agency. History and profile ILNA was launched in Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ... on 24 February 2003, and provides coverage of the country's trade unions. In 2007 ILNA was closed down and relaunched in July 2008. ILNA provided TV coverage of the 89th Academy Awards, where '' The Salesman'' won for Best Foreign Language Film. References External linksIranian Labour News Agency {{DEFAULTSORT:ILNA 2003 establishments in Iran News agencies based in Iran Mass media in Tehran Politics of Iran Labour in Iran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hambastegi
''Hambastegi'' (in Persian ''همبستگی'' lit. ''Correlation'') is an Iranian daily newspaper, published in Tehran as the official mouthpiece for Islamic Iran Solidarity Party. Profile ''Hambastegi'' was started in 2000. It had a reformist stance in the 2000s and supports the reformist Islamic Iran Solidarity Party. Among its contributors: Masih Alinejad, Nikahang Kowsar, Roozbeh Mirebrahimi, Abdolreza Tajik. Board members have included Fayaz Zahed. See also *List of newspapers in Iran The first Iranian newspapers appeared in the mid-19th century during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. More specifically, the first newspaper in Iran, Kaghaz-e Akhbar (The Newspaper), was launched for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. ... References 2000 establishments in Iran Newspapers published in Tehran Persian-language newspapers Newspapers established in 2000 {{Iran-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
