Ayandegan

Ayandegan (Persian: آیندگان lit. "The Future People") was one of the most influential and popular daily newspapers in Iran during Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's rule. It had an independent and critical stance.[1][2] The paper was also a liberal publication.[3]

Ayandegan
Founder(s)Daryoush Homayoun
EditorDaryoush Homayoun (1967–1977)
Founded1967
Political alignmentIndependent
Liberal
LanguagePersian
Ceased publication8 August 1979
HeadquartersTehran

History and profile

Ayandegan was founded in 1967 by Daryoush Homayoun.[4] From its start in 1967 to 1977 he also edited the paper,[5] which held a liberal stance.[4] The paper had its headquarters in Tehran.[4]

Following the 1979 revolution, Ayandegan was banned on 12 May 1979 due to its criticisms over the Islamic government's censorship and limitations on the freedom of press.[1][6] In fact, on the same day the paper published three empty pages to protest over the statements of Ayatullah Khomeini who reported that he would not read Ayandegan.[3] Soon after this incident Ayatullah Khomeini stated that the paper was both depraved and deviationist.[1] Then the revolutionary prosecutor closed the newspaper on 8 August 1979.[7][8] The staff was also arrested.[1]

References
  1. Nicholas M. Nikazmerad (1980). "A Chronological Survey of the Iranian Revolution". Iranian Studies. 13 (1/4): 356, 360. doi:10.1080/00210868008701575. JSTOR 4310346.
  2. James A. Bill (Spring 1973). "The Plasticity of Informal Politics: The Case of Iran". Middle East Journal. 27 (2): 147. JSTOR 4325054.
  3. Mehrzad Boroujerdi; Kourosh Rahimkhani (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran. A Political Handbook. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0815635741.
  4. Hossein Shahidi (11 May 2007). Journalism in Iran: From Mission to Profession. Routledge. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-134-09391-5.
  5. "Homayoun, Daryush". Foundation for Iranian Studies. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. "Chronology February 16, 1979-May 15, 1979". Middle East Journal. 33 (3): 357. Summer 1979. JSTOR 4325879.
  7. Revolution and Iran after 1979 Iran Chamber.
  8. Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-85043-198-5.
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