Akbar Ganji
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 64 |
Born | Tehran |
Iran | |
Nationality | Iranian |
Spouse | Massoumeh Shafii |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Job | Journalist |
Books | The road to democracy in Iran |
Dungeon of Ghosts | |
Alijenabe sorkh poosh va alijenabane khakestari | |
University of Tehran | |
Awards | World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award |
Cato Institute | |
John Humphrey Freedom Award | |
Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders | |
Date of birth | January 31,1960 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Education | University of Tehran |
Year of servic | 1980–1984 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 647722 |
Akbar Ganji Life story
Akbar Ganji is an Iranian journalist, writer and a former member of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He has been described as "Iran's preeminent political dissident", and a "wildly popular pro-democracy journalist" who has crossed press censorship "red lines" regularly.