Kianush Sanjari

Kianush Sanjari
کیانوش سنجری
Sanjari in 2008
Born(1982-09-11)11 September 1982
Tehran, Iran
Died13 November 2024(2024-11-13) (aged 42)
Tehran, Iran
Other namesKianoosh Sanjari,
Kianush Sanjari Baf,
Kiyanoosh Sanjari
Known forPolitical activist, political prisoner, journalist

Kianush Sanjari (Persian: کیانوش سنجری; 11 September 1982 – 13 November 2024) was an Iranian journalist and activist.[1] He had a history of being arrested and imprisoned in solitary confinement several times in Iran.[2]

Sanjari previously worked for Voice of America Persian News Network in Washington D.C., from 2008 to 2013. He also worked as a researcher for the Boroumand Foundation, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, and the Iran Human Rights organization in Norway. He was a former student blogger.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Khoshhal, Pouyan (August 18, 2021). "Journalist Kianoosh Sanjari: Instead of Being Welcomed I Was Imprisoned and Tortured". IranWire. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "کیانوش سنجری در گفت‌‌وگو با بی‌بی‌سی: در یک دادگاه پنج‌دقیقه‌ای گفتند 'آمدی جاسوسی کنی و برگردی'" [Kianush Sanjari in an interview with BBC: In a five-minute trial, they said, 'You came to spy and come back.']. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). March 26, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Take action to help individuals at risk and defend human rights". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Esfandiari, Golnaz. "Released Activist Thinks Blog Riled 'Sensitivities'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Censura.net para 146 millones". 20bits/ 20minutos, www.20minutos.es (in Spanish). November 2, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2024.