Mohammad Mahdi Faghihi (born March/April 1962 in

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) is an Iranian newspaper publisher. In 1999, he was the newspaper publisher for

Entekhab ''Entekhab'' (Persian: انتخاب; ''Choice'') was a Persian language newspaper published in Iran between 1991 and 2004. Nevertheless, its news website is active under the name of "Entekhab" (Entekhab.ir) and has turned into one of the most hig ...

. In 2004, after he left Entekhab, he took on several smaller posts and private sector jobs. During the elections, he seriously criticized the government, strongly supported by

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. He was commended for transforming the political opposition since the first newsbreak of widespread election fraud, for his public outcry. For two months after the election these comments were censored. The

Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

government filtered Entekhab news 12 times, and

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prosecutor

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was arrested, but the site has since restarted its activities.ایسنا

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