''Shahrvand-e-Emrooz'' () was a Persian-language weekly

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that was in circulation between March 2007 and September 2011.

History and profile

''Shahrvand-e-Emrooz'' was launched in March 2007. Mohammad Ghoochani and Mohammad Reza Khojasteh Rahimi served as the

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of the weekly. The magazine, based in

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, was a reformist publication and was the Persian version of ''

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''. ''Shahrvand-e-Emrooz'' published significant interviews with leading figures, including

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in 2008 and

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, grandson of

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, in February 2008.

Bans and closure

''Shahrvand-e-Emrooz'' was first closed down when it published a picture of

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and his daughter on the cover of its 8 November 2008 issue. The weekly was also shut down in June 2009 following the

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. The publication resumed on 2 July 2011, but it was again closed down in September 2011 due to the publication of a digital picture which mocked former President

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and his confidant

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References

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