Ham-Mihan () was a reformist daily newspaper in Tehran, Iran. It was in circulation between 2000 and 2009.

History and profile

In January 2000 Gholamhossein Karbaschi, former mayor of Tehran, established Ham Mihan after he was released from prison. He also ran the paper and was its managing editor.

Ham-Mihan

The chief editor of Ham-Mihan was Mohammad Ghouchani. Mohammad Atrianfar served as the policy director of the paper which was based in Tehran.

Ham-Mihan

The paper backed Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the presidential elections held in 2005. It was temporarily closed in May 2000 and in July 2007 by a court in Tehran. The paper was relaunched in 2009, but was suspended in July 2009.

Ham-Mihan

In September 2013, Karbaschi petitioned the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to lift the ban on publication and his request was accepted. However, the publication license was not granted.

See also

List of newspapers in Iran

References

2000 establishments in Iran

2009 disestablishments in Iran

Censorship in Iran

Defunct newspapers published in Iran

Newspapers published in Tehran

Persian-language newspapers

Newspapers established in 2000

Publications disestablished in 2009