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] 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.[6][7] 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. Revolution and Iran after 1979 Iran Chamber.
  7. Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-85043-198-5.
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