Asr-e Azadegan
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Asr-e Azadegan (Template:Langx) was a Persian-language daily newspaper in Iran published briefly between 1999 and 2000.
History and profile
Asr-e Azadegan was established on 7 October 1999.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The founder and publisher of the daily was Hamid Reza Jalaipour who also launched Jameah, Toos and Neshat; all of which had been closed down before the launching of Asr-e Azadegan.<ref name=ips/> However, the existence of Asr-e Azadegan lasted very brief and it was banned in April 2000 for publishing articles which "disparaged Islam and the religious elements of the Islamic revolution."<ref name=ips>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The paper was edited by Mashallah Shamsolvaezin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The manager editor was Ghafour Garshasbi who was acquitted of publishing articles that violated the Iranian press law in October 2000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The newspaper's editors included:
- Akbar Ganji, who wrote about Iranian secret services.
- Ebrahim Nabavi, who wrote a daily political satire.
- Hossein Derakhshan, who wrote a regular technology column.
- Massoud Behnoud, who wrote a regular opinion column.