Eqbal

Eqbal
Type	Daily newspaper
Managing editor	Morteza Fallah
Political alignment	Reformist
Language	Persian
Ceased publication	July 2005
Headquarters	Tehran
Country	Iran
	Media of Iran; List of newspapers;

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

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

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[pay-1] "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.

[cpj-3] "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.

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