Type | Daily newspaper |
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Founded | 5 February 1998 |
Political alignment | Reformist |
Language | Persian |
Ceased publication | June 1998 |
Headquarters | Tehran |
Country | Iran |
Jame'eh ( Persian: جامعه, lit. 'Society') was a Persian language reformist newspaper published in Tehran briefly between February and June 1998. Geneive Abdo described it as the first free newspaper in Iran. [1]
Jameah was launched on 5 February 1998. [1] [2] Mohsen Sazegara was one of the three founders of the paper. [1] Hamidreza Jalaeipour was the publisher. [3] The paper gradually became one of the most read newspapers in Iran selling 300,000 copies. [1] It was a supporter of Mohammad Khatami and frequently covered news about the US movies. [1] [3] In June 1998 the license of the paper was cancelled due to its allegedly insulting news about the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Rahim Safavi. [3] Following this incident the paper was banned by the Iranian government and was succeeded by another reformist newspaper Tus which was started in July 1998. [4] The editorial staff of the newspaper was same with those of Jameah, but it was soon shut down. [4] Then the reformists launched another newspaper, Neshat. [4]