وحید یامین پور (@yaminpour)
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وحید یامین پور on RepIndex: community score 0/100 from 1 votes (Neutral). Top negative reasons: Government Connections (1), White Simcard (1). These figures are community votes, not verified facts.
Public criticisms
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2020 feud with state TV chief: payment claim, IRIB complaint and an insult conviction upheld in 2022
Etemad, Ensaf News and Bartarinha coverage of how former state TV host Vahid Yaminpour accused the IRIB public relations office of paying pages to attack critics, called then-chief Abdolali Ali-Asgari the most incompetent head in TV history, and faced an IRIB complaint. Ensaf News reported in July 2022 that an appeals court upheld his conviction for insulting Ali-Asgari.
- Public claim that IRIB PR paid pages to attack critics - Etemad newspaper, as republished by Ensaf News, reported that on August 15, 2020 Yaminpour wrote on Twitter that the IRIB public relations office had paid several Instagram pages and channels to attack critics, and that one channel had admitted being paid to publish false news about the programs Jahan Ara and Soraya. شکایت صداوسیما از یامین پور
- IRIB complaint, Jahan Ara halted, and Yaminpour's attack on Ali-Asgari - Etemad reported on September 16, 2020 that IRIB had filed a complaint against Yaminpour and that his political show Jahan Ara had been taken off air. In a Twitter thread he called IRIB head Ali-Asgari the most incompetent head in the history of television and said the complaint was meant to silence his criticism. Bartarinha also reported the complaint. صداوسیما از مجری اش شکایت کرد؛ او هم به صداوسیما حمله کرد
- Appeals court upholds insult conviction - Ensaf News reported on July 24, 2022 that an appeals court rejected Yaminpour's appeal and upheld a lower-court ruling that had convicted him of insulting former IRIB head Abdolali Ali-Asgari, with a fine whose enforcement was suspended for two years. Sarpoosh republished the report. حاشیه‌های یامین‌پور تمامی ندارد: محکومیت قطعی به اتهام توهین
Deputy youth minister 2021-2024: disputed remarks, an influencer episode and Canada sanctions
Coverage by Mehr, IranWire, Iran International, Ensaf News, Global Affairs Canada and IPNA of Vahid Yaminpour's time as Iran's deputy minister for youth affairs under the Raisi government: criticism of his appointment, a disputed influencer visit to the ministry, remarks on youth and hijab, Canadian sanctions in January 2023 and his resignation in January 2024. Reported language only.
- Appointed deputy minister for youth affairs - Mehr News reported on October 9, 2021 that Sports and Youth Minister Hamid Sajjadi appointed Yaminpour as deputy minister for youth affairs. Ensaf News later wrote that the appointment drew wide criticism of the Raisi government and described him as close to the hardline Paydari Front. یامین پور معاون وزیر ورزش و جوانان شد
- Instagram influencers at the Ministry of Sports building - IranWire reported that the newspaper Khabar-e Varzeshi covered a group of Instagram influencers arriving at the Ministry of Sports building in January 2022 to discuss an online campaign promoting marriage. The ministry's PR office denied inviting them, while Yaminpour said they had been invited by a marriage charity sharing the building. Fury at FIFA's Reaction as Female Instagram Influencers Spotted at Iran-Iraq Match
- Remarks on youth role models and views on marriage - Iran International, citing IRNA, reported that Yaminpour said none of the top ten figures admired by young Iranians was Iranian or Muslim and that many focused on Hollywood and European figures. He also claimed 30 percent of young people believe marriage is not for everyone. Iran International noted he cited no source for these figures. Deputy Minister Says Young Iranians Fixated On Foreign Celebrities
- Disputed remarks on optional hijab - Ensaf News reported on July 24, 2022 that in a video published by Fars news agency on compulsory hijab, Yaminpour said those calling for the headscarf to be optional would not stop at removing it, and went on with an image about underwear. Ensaf News described the remarks as crude. حاشیه‌های یامین‌پور تمامی ندارد: محکومیت قطعی به اتهام توهین
- Canada sanctions Yaminpour after the 2022 protests - Global Affairs Canada announced on January 9, 2023 that it was sanctioning Yaminpour, describing him as Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth and a state propaganda official who hosted and produced content for IRIB, among measures over the crackdown on protests. Tehran Times also reported the listing. Canada imposes sanctions on additional Iranian individuals and entities
- Resigns as deputy minister for youth affairs - IPNA, citing Fars, reported on January 25, 2024 that Yaminpour resigned as deputy minister for youth affairs in a post on his personal channel, after holding the post since October 9, 2021. The report said he was set to work at the Supreme Council of Adolescents and Youth. یامین‌پور از وزارت ورزش و جوانان رفت
Top negative reasons
- Government Connections (1)
- White Simcard (1)