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| '''''Rooz''''' (]:روز, literally ''day'') is a ] and ] news website. It is mostly staffed by exiled reformist Iranian journalists including ], ], ] and ] with occasional articles by activists and journalists inside Iran, including ] and ]. | '''''Rooz''''' (]:روز, literally ''day'') is a ] and ] news website. It is mostly staffed by exiled reformist Iranian journalists including ], ] and ] with occasional articles by activists and journalists inside Iran, including ] and ]. | ||
| It was first published on the web on ], ]. It is published by "Iran ]" (registered in ]). | It was first published on the web on ], ]. It is published by "Iran ]" (registered in ]). | ||
| Rooz is funded by ], a Dutch non-governmental organization, which in turn is funded by the government of ].<ref name=saj>{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://www.tik.ir/display/?ID=37466 | |||
| | title = {{fa|پاسخ دوم داریوش سجادی به ابراهیم نبوی ؛ خود کرده را تدبير نيست }} | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-04-12 | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| }} | |||
| </ref><ref name=hoder>{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://hoder.com/weblog/archives/015639.shtml | |||
| | title = Hossein Bastani, editor of Rooz, a Hivos-funded project, refuses to pay staff's rights, accusing them of working with Islamic Republic to stifle free speech | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-04-12 | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| }} | |||
| </ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
| | url = http://www.hivos.nl/english/english/about_hivos/short_introduction | |||
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| Hivos - a short introduction | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-04-12 | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| }} | |||
| </ref> | |||
| ==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
| * Critics of the website argue that since it is funded by ], it works in the interest of that nation, and does not represent factual accuracy of the events.<ref name=saj /> | |||
| * In ], ] who maintained the Rooz website claimed on his blog that he was accused of working for the ] government and therefore not paid for a year by Rooz. <ref name="hoder"></ref> Furthermore he hoped that Hivos, a dutch organization that helps to fund for Rooz, would pressure them to allow more freedom of speech to their staff. <ref name="hoder"/> | |||
| * In ], ], a founding member and technical director of the website, briefly discontinued his cooperation resulting the website to shut down. He stated this was in response to the non-payment of his dues, as a result of accusations of having the same viewpoints as the ].<ref name=hoder /> | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Rooz (Persian:روز, literally day) is a Persian and English news website. It is mostly staffed by exiled reformist Iranian journalists including Masoud Behnoud, Ebrahim Nabavi and Nikahang Kowsar with occasional articles by activists and journalists inside Iran, including Shirin Ebadi and Ahmad Zeidabadi.
It was first published on the web on May 10, 2005. It is published by "Iran Gooya" (registered in France).
Controversy
- In November 2006, Hossein Derakhshan who maintained the Rooz website claimed on his blog that he was accused of working for the Islamic Republic government and therefore not paid for a year by Rooz. Furthermore he hoped that Hivos, a dutch organization that helps to fund for Rooz, would pressure them to allow more freedom of speech to their staff.
See also
References
- ^ Hossein Bastani, editor of Rooz, a Hivos-funded project, refuses to pay staff's rights, accusing them of working with Islamic Republic to stifle free speech
- Template:Fa icon Rooz Online, the newspaper's website
- Archive of English articles on Rooz
- Hivos website
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