Reza Alijani

Reza Alijani
Born 1961/1962 (age 55–56)[1]
Qazvin, Iran
Residence Paris, France[2]
Nationality Iranian
Political party Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
Spouse(s) Parvin Bakhtiarinejad[3]
Children 2[1]
Awards Reporters Without Borders Prize (2001)[1]
Website rezaalijani.com

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

Alijani has been described as "Neo-Shariatist"[4] and a leading post-Islamist intellectual figure.[5]

Alijani has spent years in jail since 1980s.[1] Amnesty International has designated him a prisoner of conscience.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ "Paris: Iran's Political Hub", Tehran Bureau, 9 June 2012, retrieved 20 June 2017
  3. ↑ "Wife of Reza Alijani, jailed jouranlist calls for husband's fair trial". Islamic Republic News Agency. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2017 – via Payvand.
  4. ↑ Yadullah Shahibzadeh (2016). Islamism and Post-Islamism in Iran: An Intellectual History. Springer. p. 85. ISBN 9781137578259.
  5. ↑ Meysam Badamchi (2017). Post-Islamist Political Theory: Iranian Intellectuals and Political Liberalism in Dialogue. Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations. 5. Springer. p. 12. ISBN 9783319594927.
  6. ↑ "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.
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