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Taghi Rahmani

Taghi Rahmani
Rahmani in 2016
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Takestan, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, activist
Political partyCouncil of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
MovementNeo-Shariatism[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
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Children2[3]
AwardsHRW Hellman/Hammett Grant (2005)[2]

Taghi Rahmani (Persian: تقی رحمانی; born 1959) is an Iranian journalist,[3] writer and nationalist-religious activist.

Shireen Hunter describes Rahmani as "a contemporary Iranian intellectual and author of books on religious intellectualism and reason".[4]

Between 1981 and 2005, he reportedly was sentenced to a total of 5,000 days in prison.[5] According to Reporters Without Borders, he is "Iran’s most frequently jailed journalist"[6] and Amnesty International has designated him a prisoner of conscience.[7]

Rahmani was a senior campaign official for Mehdi Karroubi during 2009 Iranian presidential election.[8]

Rahmani is married to political activist Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Mahdavi, Mojtaba (2011), "Post-Islamist Trends in Postrevolutionary Iran", Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 31 (1): 94–109, doi:10.1215/1089201X-2010-056
  2. ^ a b Farangis Najibullah (27 February 2008). "Iran: Activist 'Dynamic Duo' Fight for Human Rights". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Maeve Shearlaw (22 February 2017), "In an age of autocracy, meet the dissidents speaking truth to power", The Guardian, retrieved 20 June 2017
  4. ^ Shireen Hunter (2014). Reformist Voices of Islam: Mediating Islam and Modernity. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 9781317461241.
  5. ^ "Iranian Journalist Prevented From Collecting PEN Prize". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Taghi Rahmani, Iran's most frequently jailed journalist, arrested again". Reporters Without Borders. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Iran: Amnesty International concerned at continuing harassment of journalists and women's rights activists" (PDF). Amnesty International. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Taghi Rahmani, Iranian political activists arrested again". Radio Zamaneh. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ^ Guéron-Gabrielle, Juliette (October 6, 2023). "'My Heart Stopped': Iranian Activist's Family Exults From Afar, but Remains Fearful for Her". The New York Times.