Eqbal

For the village in Iran, see Eqbal, Iran.

Eqbal
TypeDaily newspaper
Managing editorMorteza Fallah
Political alignmentReformist
LanguagePersian
Ceased publicationJuly 2005
HeadquartersTehran
CountryIran

Eqbal (Persian: اقبال, lit. 'Luck') was a reformist newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It was shut down in July 2005.

History and profile

Eqbal was a reformist daily of which managing editor was Morteza Fallah.[1][2] It was unofficially affiliated to the leading reformist party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front.[3][4] Karim Arqandehpour was among senior editors of the paper.[5] The paper supported Mostafa Moin in the presidential election in 2005.[6]

Closure

In June 2005, before the presidential election, the paper along with Aftab Yazd published the letter of presidential candidate Mehdi Karrubi to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[1][7] Upon this incident both papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court on 20 June.[1][8] In fact, two more dailies, namely Etemad, and Hayat-e-No, also published the letter of Karrubi and were banned by the same body.[3] Following the ban Eqbal continued until July 2005 when it was closed down by the Iranian judiciary "for spreading lies and publishing false reports unrelated to Karrubi’s letter."[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iranian reformist newspapers Eqbal and Aftab Yazd banned". Payvand. 20 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ Frances Harrison (22 June 2005). "Iran hardliners pray for victory". BBC. Tehran. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Attacks on the Press 2005: Iran". Committee to Protect Journalists. February 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Islamic Iran Participation Front" (PDF). Iran Data Portal. 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. ^ Nader Davoodi (21 June 2005). "Eqbal shut down". Iranian. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  6. ^ Robert Tait (17 June 2005). "Iran poll 'marred by dirty tricks'". The Guardian. Tehran. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Reformist Iranian Newspapers Closed". Radio Free Europe. AFP/Reuters. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Yas-e No Banned Again". Rooz Online. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. ^ "A New Hope? Rouhani Press Reforms Usher in Optimism". Iran Media Program and ASL 19. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.