Type | Daily newspaper |
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Publisher | Hadi Khamenei |
Founded | 2000 |
Political alignment | Reformist |
Language | Persian |
Ceased publication | 7 December 2009 |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Country | Iran |
Hayat-e-No ( Persian: حیات نو, lit. 'New Life') was a Persian reformist newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. The paper was in circulation from 2000 to December 2009 when it was closed by the Iranian authorities.
Hayat-e-No was established in 2000 in Tehran following the closure of another reformist paper, Azad. [1] [2] The publisher of Hayat-e-No was Hadi Khamenei, brother of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei. [1] Hameed Qazwini was the editor-in-chief of the paper. [3] When Bahar, a reformist daily, was banned in August 2000 Hayat-e-No became one of the most significant media outlets for the reformist groups in the country. [4] During this period Hayat-e-No sold 300,000 copies. [4]
In June 2005, before the presidential election, the paper along with other reformist papers, including Aftab Yazd and Eqbal, published the letter of presidential candidate Mahdi Karroubi to Ali Khamenei. [5] [6] Upon this publication the papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court. [5] [7]
Hayat-e-No supported Mir Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 presidential elections held in June. [8] [9] In the immediate aftermath of the elections the paper was censored by the Iranian government. [3] In December 2009 the license of the paper was revoked by the Press Supervisory Board "for working outside the regulations" [8] [10] and on 7 December it was closed down. [9]
Hayat-e-No and four other publications, namely Etemad Melli, Sarmaye, Arman and Farhang-e Ashti, were all close to the Green Movement [11] and shut down by the Media Supervisory Board in the same period. [12]