Type Daily Political alignment Reformist Ceased publication July 2009 | Founded January 2000 Language Persian | |
Founder(s) Gholamhossein Karbaschi | ||
Ham-Mihan (هم میهن in Persian; Compatriot in English) was a popular reformist newspaper in Iran (Persia).
History and profile
In January 2000 Gholamhossein Karbaschi, former mayor of Tehran, established Ham Mihan after he was released from prison. He also ran the paper and was its managing editor.
The chief editor of Ham-Mihan was Mohammad Ghouchani. Mohammad Atrianfar served as the policy director of the paper which was based in Tehran.
The paper backed Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the presidential elections held in 2005. It was temporarily closed in May 2000 and in July 2007 by a court in Tehran. The paper was relaunched in 2009, but was suspended in July 2009.
In September 2013, Karbaschi petitioned the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to lift the ban on publication and his request was accepted. However, the publication license was not granted.