Marjan Davari Explained
Marjan Davari |
Native Name Lang: | فارسی |
Birth Date: | 1966 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Occupation: | Researcher, Translator, Writer |
Language: | Persian |
Citizenship: | Iranian |
Education: | English diploma, Bachelor Of Arts |
Alma Mater: | Alzahra University |
Genres: | Philosophy, Psychology, Esoteric, Theological sciences, Ontology, Metaphysics |
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Marjan Davari (b. April 24, 1966; Tehran, Iran) (Persian: {{nastaliq|مرجان داوری) is an Iranian researcher, translator and writer who has been studying, teaching, translating and researching philosophical texts for more than 20 years.
Marjan was arrested at her father's home on September 23, 2015, in Karaj and has been held in a women's jail Qarchak prison,[1] She subsequently was sentenced to death for blasphemy and an additional 16 months' imprisonment for insulting the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[2]
Education and work
She finished elementary school in UK and after returning to Iran, at an international Parthian school. She received an English translation diploma when she was 13 and continued her studies at Alzahra University in graphic design and painting, in addition to research and translation in inner-science, eastern and western ontology.[3]
Her published translated works include Talons of Time[4] of Paul Twitchell, The Seeker of Phil Morimitsu[5] and The Spiritual Exercises of ECK of Harold Klemp.[6]
She concentrated solely on inner-science and eastern ontology and worked as a researcher and teacher of Metaphysics at the Rah-e Ma’refat (Road of Wisdom) institute.[7] She considers herself a free researcher in the field of esoteric science and metaphysics.[8] She was also a teacher at Rah-e Ma’refat institute.
Her collected works and writings were kept in an archive to be available for her fans for free but have been confiscated by the security forces.
Arrest and trial
Timeline:[9]
- September 2015:
- Arrested at her father's home in Mehr Shahr in Karaj, west of Tehran.
- Held in solitary confinement in Evin Prison’s Ward 209 for three months which is controlled by the Intelligence Ministry.
- No access to a lawyer or any kind of legal consultancy.
- Eventually transferred to the Women’s Ward.[10]
- Charged with
- March & October 2016:
- February 2017:
- Transferred to the women’s prison located in Qarchak .
- 12 March 2017:
International response
On March 2017, Red T[13] a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of translators and interpreters published an open letter to Mr. Ali Khamenei with this subject : "No Death for Content - Free Translator Marjan Davari".[14] On 16 March 2017, Some of Marjan's supporters started an online petition at Change.org[15] to raise awareness about her condition and urging Amnesty International to take appropriate action to stop the execution of Marjan Davari. This petition is available in most common languages, such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Dutch and Persian. This petition was signed by 30,068 supporters in many countries and is now closed.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Translator in Prison for One Year Without Knowing Charges; Her Lawyer Denied Access to Case File – Center for Human Rights in Iran. Center for Human Rights in Iran. 13 September 2016 . 2017-04-16.
- Web site: Iran: Medieval-like death sentences for expression of Opinion . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170719111125/https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2828/ . 19 July 2017 . Iranian courts have sentenced three individuals, including a woman, to death for the expression of their opinion. ... Three prisoners by the names of Sina Dehghan, Mohammad Nouri and Marjan Davari have reportedly been sentenced to death by Iranian courts based solely on opinions or beliefs they expressed..
- News: Marjan Davari; Over 10 Months of Detention in Evin Prison. 2016-08-20. Hrana - News Agency. 2017-04-17. en-US.
- Book: Talons of Time. Twitchell. Paul. Klemp. Harold. Klemp. Joan. 2010-04-14. Eckankar. 9781570431470. Authorized Eckankar. Minneapolis (Minn.). English.
- Book: Morimitsu, Phil. The Seeker. 2010-04-14. Eckankar. 9781570430619. English.
- Book: Klemp, Harold. The Spiritual Exercises of ECK. 2011-05-31. Eckankar. 9781570433573. 3rd. Chanhassen, MN. English.
- Web site: زندانیان سیاسی زن در ایران، از اختر تا خوی و اوین. روزنامهنگار. فرشته قاضی. BBC Persian. 21 July 2016 . 2017-04-17.
- News: 2016-08-20. Marjan Davari; Over 10 Months of Detention in Evin Prison. en-US. Hrana - News Agency. 2017-04-17.
- Web site: Translator in Prison for One Year Without Knowing Charges; Her Lawyer Denied Access to Case File – Center for Human Rights in Iran. www.iranhumanrights.org. 13 September 2016 . 2017-04-16.
- News: Women's Ward of Evin: 1 Released, 3 Sent to Furlough and 1 Exiled. 2017-02-04. Hrana - News Agency. 2017-04-17. en-US.
- News: 2017-03-23. Marjan Davari Sentenced to Death and Transferred to Garchak Prison. en-US. Hrana - News Agency. 2017-04-17.
- Web site: قاضی صلواتی یک نویسنده و مترجم زندانی را به اعدام محکوم کرد.
- Web site: Red T. red-t.org. 2017-04-16.
- Web site: Red T. www.facebook.com. en. 2017-04-16.
- Web site: Amnesty International : Stop Execution of Marjan Davari #FreeMarjan. Change.org. en-US. 2017-04-16.