Mehran Ghassemi () (April 8, 1977 – January 9, 2008) was an Iranian journalist. He was an expert on Iranian Nuclear Dossier and Foreign Policy and published hundreds of articles in

Iranian newspapers The first Iranian newspapers appeared in the mid-19th century during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. More specifically, the first newspaper in Iran, Kaghaz-e Akhbar (The Newspaper), was launched for the government by Mirza Saleh Shirazi in 1837. ...

Early years

Ghassemi was working as the Editor of International Affairs Desk of ''Etemad-e Melli'', a pro-reform daily named after a party established by the former reformist speaker of parliament, Mehdi Karrubi. He was a critic of the conservative policies of the government led by

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. During the

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, Ghassemi was the

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Aftab News
a news website which promoted

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and criticized his rivals.

Death

He died January 9, 2008, at home in Tehran, at age 30, from

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and was laid to rest in Tehran cemetery (

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) in the “journalists” section (Ghet'ey-e Ashaab-e-Rasaaneh).MehrNews.com - Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines
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Books

* ''Kimiâ Xâtoun'', Sâles publication * ''Felestin, na solh, na sâzesh''

References

External links

Ghassemi's Blog

On Ghassemi's death
by

Ata'ollah Mohajerani Sayyid Ata'ollah Mohajerani (, also Romanized as Atā'ollāh Mohājerāni; born 24 July 1954) is an Iranian journalist, author, and reformist politician. Mohajerani served as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran under President Moham ...

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