Pirouz Davani
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Pirouz Davani | |
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 Pirouz Davani | |
| Born | 1961 |
| Disappeared | 28 August 1998 (age 37) Tehran, Iran |
| Status | Missing for 27 years, 4 months and 5 days |
Pirouz Davani (Persian: پیروز دوانی; 1961–1998~) is, or was, an Iranian leftist activist and editor of the Pirouz (Persian: "Victorious") newspaper. He disappeared on 28 August 1998 while leaving his residence in Tehran. Some have suggested that Davani was murdered.[1]
Pirouz Davani joined the Iranian Revolution against the Pahlavi dynasty as a youth. After the revolution succeeded he was arrested in 1981 "for his alleged links to the communist opposition" and was imprisoned.[1]
Following the 1988 mass execution of political prisoners, he is reported to have launched a campaign against the government. "In winter of 1991, Pirooz was again arrested for his activities and after spending six months in solitary confinement, was sentenced to four years in prison. He was released from prison in 1995".
Following the election of president Mohammad Khatami he "established a cultural institute to publish and promote new interpretation of left's struggle for democracy in Iran", which "lead to creation of the Organisation of Unity for Democracy in Iran."[2]
He later established the Pirouz newspaper which was openly critical of the Government.