''Hayat-e-No'' ( fa, حیات نو meaning ''New Life'' in
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) was a Persian reformist newspaper published in
Tehran
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,
Iran
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. The paper was in circulation from 2000 to December 2009 when it was closed by the Iranian authorities.
History and profile
''Hayat-e-No'' was established in 2000 in Tehran following the closure of another reformist paper, ''
Azad''.
[ The publisher of ''Hayat-e-No'' was ]Hadi Khamenei
Sayyid Hadi Khamenei ( fa, سید هادی خامنهای; born 26 January 1948) is an Iranian reformist politician, mujtahid and linguist.(14 February 1999Reformist Kin of Iran Leader is Attacked by Militants''The New York Times'' He is a key ...
, brother of the Supreme Leader of Iran
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Ali Khamenei. Hameed Qazwini was the editor-in-chief
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of the paper. When '' Bahar'', a reformist daily, was banned in August 2000 ''Hayat-e-No'' became one of the most significant media outlets for the reformist groups in the country. During this period ''Hayat-e-No'' sold 300,000 copies.[
In June 2005, before the ]presidential election
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The pre ...
, the paper along with other reformist papers, including ''Aftab Yazd
''Aftab-e Yazd'' (آفتاب یزد lit. "The Yazd Sun") is a Persian-language daily reformist newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. The title of the paper means “the sun of Yazd” in Persian.
History and profile
''Aftab Yazd'' was started in ...
'' and ''Eqbal
''Eqbal'' ( fa, اقبال ; ''Luck'') was a Persian reformist newspaper published in Iran. It was shut down in July 2005.
History and profile
''Eqbal'' was a reformist daily of which managing editor was Morteza Fallah. It was unofficially affi ...
'', published the letter of presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi to Ali Khamenei. Upon this publication the papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court.[
''Hayat-e-No'' supported Mir Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 presidential elections held in June.] In the immediate aftermath of the elections the paper was censored by the Iranian government.[ In December 2009 the license of the paper was revoked by the Press Supervisory Board "for working outside the regulations"][ and on 7 December it was closed down.][
''Hayat-e-No'' and four other publications, namely ''Etemad Melli'', '' Sarmaye'', ''Arman'' and ''Farhang-e Ashti'', were all close to the Green Movement and shut down by the Media Supervisory Board in the same period.]
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 ...
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