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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 ].
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		⚫	'''''Rooz''''' ({{langx\|fa\|روز}}, literally ''day'') was a ] and ] news website. It was mostly staffed by exiled Iranian journalists including ], ], ], and ] with occasional articles by activists and journalists inside Iran, including ] and ]. Another contributor is ], who has been under arrest in Tehran since 1 November 2008.<ref name="amnesty_hoder_arrest">{{cite web\| last =\| first =\| authorlink =\| title =Document - Iran: Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture or other ill-treatment/ possible prisoner of conscience: Hossein Derakhshan (m)\| publisher =]\| date =2009-12-15\| url =https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/178/2008/en/\| accessdate =2009-04-20}}</ref>

	It was first published on the web on ], ]. It is published by "Iran ]" (registered in ]).		It was first published on the web on May 10, 2005. 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 = ]
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	</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
	\| title =
	Hivos - a short introduction
	\| accessdate = 2007-04-12
	\| publisher = ]
	}}
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	==Controversy==		==Controversy==
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	* 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 ], ], 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 />
			In November 2006, ] 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"> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706104612/http://hoder.com/weblog/archives/015639.shtml \|date=July 6, 2007 }}</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 response, ] claimed that Derakhshan has taken the website "hostage" and that he demands "ransom", and asked director ] to confront Derakhshan.<ref>http://nikahang.blogspot.com/2006/11/blog-post_116326605491307166.html {{User-generated source\|date=August 2022}}</ref>

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Persian and English news website "Rooz" redirects here. Not to be confused with Rooz (album).

Rooz (Persian: روز, literally day) was a Persian and English news website. It was mostly staffed by exiled Iranian journalists including Masoud Behnoud, Ebrahim Nabavi, Farah Karimi, and Nikahang Kowsar with occasional articles by activists and journalists inside Iran, including Shirin Ebadi and Ahmad Zeidabadi. Another contributor is Hossein Derakhshan, who has been under arrest in Tehran since 1 November 2008.

It was first published on the web on May 10, 2005. It is published by "Iran Gooya" (registered in France).

Controversy

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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. In response, Nikahang Kowsar claimed that Derakhshan has taken the website "hostage" and that he demands "ransom", and asked director Hossein Bastani to confront Derakhshan.

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