PRAGMATIC CLERIC RELAUNCHES A MODERATE NEWSPAPER IN IRAN CALLED EXECUTIVES
January 8th 2008 10:43
Arabianbusiness.com reports that allies of pragmatic Iranian cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani relaunched a moderate newspaper on Sunday, ahead of March parliamentary elections seen as a battle between moderates and conservatives.
The paper, Kargozaran or Executives, which is owned by the Executives of Construction Party, hit the newsstands again with a new layout and staff after it closed down in September due to financial problems.
The party, which was formed by former ministers from Rafsanjani's 1989-1997 presidency and his allies, has joined reformists in a broad coalition for the March 14 parliamentary polls.
Iran's moderate press burgeoned in the early years of the reformist presidency of Mohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2005 but was then hit by a series of bans which have continued under his hard-line successor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
But, according to Arabianbusiness.com, despite the frequent closures, Iran retains a surprisingly vibrant moderate press scene led by the reformist dailies Etemad Melli (National Confidence), Etemad (Confidence) and the economic paper Sarmayeh (Capital).
- From MediaBlab
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