Taghi Rahmani Explained

Taghi Rahmani
Birth Place:	Takestan, Iran
Nationality:	Iranian
Occupation:	Journalist, writer, activist
Party:	Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
Movement:	Neo-Shariatism
Children:	2
Awards:	HRW Hellman/Hammett Grant (2005)^[1]

Taghi Rahmani (Persian: تقی رحمانی; born 1959) is an Iranian journalist, writer and nationalist-religious activist.

Shireen Hunter describes Rahmani as "a contemporary Iranian intellectual and author of books on religious intellectualism and reason".^[2]

Between 1981 and 2005, he reportedly was sentenced to a total of 5,000 days in prison.^[3] According to Reporters Without Borders, he is "Iran’s most frequently jailed journalist"^[4] and Amnesty International has designated him a prisoner of conscience.^[5]

Rahmani was a senior campaign official for Mehdi Karroubi during 2009 Iranian presidential election.^[6]

Rahmani is married to political activist Narges Mohammadi, a 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iran: Activist 'Dynamic Duo' Fight for Human Rights. 27 February 2008. Farangis Najibullah. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 March 2017.
2. Book: Shireen Hunter. Reformist Voices of Islam: Mediating Islam and Modernity. Routledge. 50. 2014. 9781317461241.
3. Web site: Iranian Journalist Prevented From Collecting PEN Prize. 19 January 2007. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 March 2017.
4. Web site: Taghi Rahmani, Iran's most frequently jailed journalist, arrested again. 10 February 2011. Reporters Without Borders. 10 March 2017.
5. Web site: Iran: Amnesty International concerned at continuing harassment of journalists and women's rights activists. 7 February 2007. Amnesty International. 10 March 2017.
6. Web site: Taghi Rahmani, Iranian political activists arrested again. 2 October 2011. Radio Zamaneh. 10 March 2017.
7. News: Guéron-Gabrielle . Juliette . October 6, 2023 . 'My Heart Stopped': Iranian Activist's Family Exults From Afar, but Remains Fearful for Her . The New York Times .