Reza Alijani | |
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Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[1] |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran |
Spouse | Parvin Bakhtiarinejad[2] |
Children | 2[1] |
Awards | Reporters Without Borders Prize (2001)[1] |
Website | rezaalijani |
Reza Alijani (Persian: رضا علیجانی) is an Iranian journalist, writer and nationalist-religious activist.
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]