Afarinesh

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Afarinesh
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Islamic Azad University
PublisherIslamic Azad University
Founded2002
Political alignmentConservative
LanguagePersian
HeadquartersIran
WebsiteWebsite

Afarinesh (Persian: آفرینش, lit.'Creation') is a Persian-language daily newspaper published in Iran.[1]

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Nazila Fathi of The New York Times described Afarinesh as a conservative paper in 2002.[2] The paper has ties with the Islamic Azad University.[3]

The managing director of the paper was convicted by the press court for "publishing false reports with the intention of disturbing the public opinion" in 2010.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Iran vows no back off on Arash field dispute with Kuwait". Payvand. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ Nazila Fathi (28 August 2002). "To Regulate Prostitution, Iran Ponders Brothels". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ^ Shahram Rafizadeh; Mahsa Alimardani. "The Political Affiliations of Iranian Newspapers" (PDF). Iran Media Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 12 September 2014.