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Reza Alijani

Summary

Reza Alijani (Persian: رضا علیجانی) is an Iranian journalist, writer and nationalist-religious activist.

Reza Alijani
Born1961 or 1962 (age 61–62)[1]
Qazvin, Iran
NationalityIranian
Political partyCouncil of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
SpouseParvin Bakhtiarinejad[2]
Children2[1]
AwardsReporters Without Borders Prize (2001)[1]
Websiterezaalijani.com

Alijani has been described as "Neo-Shariatist"[3] and a leading post-Islamist intellectual figure.[4]

Alijani has spent years in jail since 1980s.[1] Amnesty International has designated him a prisoner of conscience.[5]

He has been the editor of Iran-e-Farda before it was banned in 2000.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Reza Alijani, laureate of the Reporters Without Borders-Fondation de France 10th press freedom award, will begin his second year in detention". Reporters Without Borders. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Wife of Reza Alijani, jailed jouranlist [sic] calls for husband's fair trial". Islamic Republic News Agency. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2017 – via Payvand.
  3. ^ Yadullah Shahibzadeh (2016). Islamism and Post-Islamism in Iran: An Intellectual History. Springer. p. 85. ISBN 9781137578259.
  4. ^ Meysam Badamchi (2017). Post-Islamist Political Theory: Iranian Intellectuals and Political Liberalism in Dialogue. Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations. Vol. 5. Springer. p. 12. ISBN 9783319594927.
  5. ^ "Fear for safety/ Incommunicado detention/ Risk of torture and ill- treatment/Prisoners of conscience (POCs)" (PDF). Amnesty International. 31 July 2003. UA 230/03. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ^ "2 Iranian Dissidents Seized", The Associated Press, The New York Times, 18 December 2000, retrieved 5 March 2021