Kayhan London
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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Mostafa Mesbahzadeh |
| Editor-in-chief | Elahe Boghrat[1][2] |
| Managing editor | Nazenin Ansari[3] |
| Founded | June 1984 |
| Website | kayhan |
Kayhan London is a Persian-language Iranian online media outlet based in London. Kayhan London and its English-language sister publication Kayhan Life focus on Iran and its presence on the international scene. Their news reports, articles, interviews and opinion pieces cover Iran's politics, economy, society, environment and culture, nationally and internationally, and spotlight prominent figures of the large Iranian diaspora across the world.
Kayhan newspaper was founded in 1942 in Tehran by Mostafa Mesbahzadeh.[4][5] By 1970's Kayhan had become the largest press group in the Middle East, with numerous publications and magazines. Mesbahzadeh revived the original newspaper four years after the 1979 Islamic revolution in London, under the label Kayhan (of) London. The paper turned digital in 2013. Kayhan Life was launched in 2019.
Kayhan London and Kayhan Life are privately owned, secular, with no political affiliation.
Kayhan London's liberal news reporting is considered anti-government by the Islamic Republic of Iran.[6][7]
History
[edit]The first issue of Kayhan London was published on 12 June 1983. It was available in a weekly paper format until 30 August 2013, when the newspaper ceased publication.[8] An online version of the newspaper was launched in March 2015.[5]
In 2020, Kayhan London, alongside several other newsmedia, was the subject of harassment by the Iranian Islamic government; according to Radio Free Europe, the purpose of the harassment was to "silence the only independent news sources for many Iranians".[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Iran's Moderate Presidential Candidate Concedes Loss to Raisi". Voice of America. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
Elahe Boghrat, chief editor of Iranian diaspora news site Kayhan London, told VOA Persian that many Iranians voted with their feet by staying away from the ballot boxes.
- ^ "Iran Daily Banned Over Graphic Of Khamenei's Hand Drawing Poverty Line". iranintl.com. 8 November 2021.
Chief editor of the London-based opposition Kayhan newspaper, Elahe Boghrat, tweeted Monday that Kelid had illegally lifted from the Internet the graphic, drawn by Ali Eshtyagh for Kayhan in March 2021, removing the artist's signature.
- ^ "Nazenin Ansari | Advisory Council". University of Bolton. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
Nazenin Ansari is an Iranian journalist in exile, working as Managing Editor of Kayhan London, a weekly Persian-language(Arabic dialect) newspaper.
- ^ "Kayhan-London - Worldcrunch". Worldcrunch. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b Boqrat, Elahe (13 July 2017). "From Tehran To London: A Brief History of Kayhan". Kayhan Life. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Mostafa Mesbahzadeh, 97; exiled publisher of Iranian newspapers". Los Angeles Times. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
The paper, written in Persian and critical of the current Iranian Islamic government, will continue publication, its editors said in a letter.
- ^ "'Red hand' cartoon in shuttered daily juxtaposes Iran's poverty and leader's wealth". Al-Mashareq. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
The re-published cartoon, which naturally did not give credit to Kayhan London as it is anti-regime and banned in Iran, does not include the reaching figures (the public) or the original caption, though other details are identical.
- ^ "تعطیلی کیهان لندن، بعد از سی سال" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Watchdog Raises Alarm Over 'Threats' To Iranian Journalists Working Abroad". Radio Free Europe. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
