''Bahar'' ( fa, بهار, lit=The Spring) is a reformist newspaper published in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

. The paper is based 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 ...

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 ...

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 Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...

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 Seyyed Ali-Asghar Gharavi ( fa, سید علی‌اصغر غروی) is an Iranian scholar of religion and political activist affiliated with the Freedom Movement of Iran. According to the American magazine ''In These Times'', he is "one of Iran's m ...

also questioned the legitimacy of the supreme leader. It was the first publication banned in the country following the presidency of

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

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