''Kayhan London'' is a
Persian-language Iranian online newspaper based in London. The newspaper was founded in June 1984 by
Mostafa Mesbahzadeh.
It has an anti-Iranian government view and is banned within Iran.
''Kayhan London'' operates a subsidiary called ''KAYHAN LIFE'', which provides English-language content surrounding Iran.
History
The first issue of ''Kayhan London'' was published on 12 June 1983; it would be published in a weekly format until 30 August 2013, when it was announced that the newspaper would cease publication. Following this, an online version of the newspaper was launched in March 2015.
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In 2020, ''Kayhan London'', alongside several other newspapers, was the subject of harassment by the Iranian government; according to ]Radio Free Europe
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, the purpose of the harassment was to "silence the only independent news sources for many Iranians".
See also
* Anti-Iranian sentiment
Anti-Iranian sentiment, also known as Anti-Persian sentiment, Persophobia, or Iranophobia,Ram, H. (2009): ''Iranophobia: The Logic of an Israeli Obsession'', Stanford University Press, is feelings and expression of hostility, hatred, discriminati ...
References
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Persian-language newspapers
Censorship in Iran
Banned newspapers