Peykar (1979 newspaper)
Peykar (Persian: پیکار, lit. 'Struggle') was a weekly newspaper in Iran that was published as the official organ of the communist organization Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class.
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| Type | Weekly |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Editor | Torab Haghshenas |
| Launched | 28 April 1979 |
| Political alignment | Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class |
| Language | Persian |
| Ceased publication | 16 November 1981 |
| Country | Iran |
| OCLC number | 942783613 |
| Free online archives | peykarandeesh.org |
127 issues of Peykar were published between April 1979 and October 1981.[1] Torab Haghshenas served as the editor of the newspaper.[2]
Peykar was among left-wing publications that the Tudeh Party of Iran was critical of.[3]
References
- Ḥaqšenās, Torāb (October 27, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 1. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 105–112. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- Jalilian, Behrouz (18 February 2016), "In memory of Torab Haghshenas", Red Flag
- Near East/North Africa Report, Joint Publications Research Service, vol. 2018, Executive Office of the President, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1979, p. 30
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