"We should not assume that this movement could turn into a revolution," said an editorial today in the reformist newspaper Neshat.

Mirebrahimi and his wife were chronically short of paid work, because the government eventually shut down every reformist newspaper they worked for.

Student protests received little coverage in the domestic press, even in reformist newspapers.

He was the publisher of another reformist newspaper, Shargh, until 2006.

Most of the reformist newspapers for which he wrote are closed.

Iran's conservative press watchdog shut down four publications on Monday, including a major reformist newspaper.

As the reformist newspaper Shargh wrote the other day, "We are just at the beginning of the road."

The Ministry under his direction was particularly known for closing a number of reformist newspapers.

In the reformist newspapers, a different sort of "dialogue" is being conducted.

His son fielded their phone calls and smuggled out statements to reformist newspapers.