''Ham-Mihan'' ( fa, هم‌میهن, lit=Compatriot) was a reformist

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in Tehran, Iran. It was in circulation between 2000 and 2009.

History and profile

In January 2000

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, 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

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served as the policy director of the paper which was based in Tehran. The paper backed

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in the

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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 The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance ( fa, وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی, ''Vâzart-e Ferheng-e vâ Arshad-e Eslâmi'') ("Ministry of CIG") is the Ministry of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is responsible ...

to lift the ban on publication and his request was accepted. However, the publication license was not granted.

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