- Mohammad Nourizad
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محمد نوری زاد
Mohammad NūrīzādBorn 10 December 1952
Tehran, IranOccupation Director, activist, journalist Years active ?–present Mohammad Nourizad, (Persian: محمد نوری زاد) born 10 December 1952 in Shahriar County is an Iranian filmmaker, activist, and former journalist for the conservative daily Kayhan.[1] He was arrested after writing a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, urging him to apologize to the nation for the bloody crackdown on the opposition after the disputed 2009 June presidential elections.
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Arrest
On 18 April 2010, it was reported that he was sentenced three-and-a-half years in prison.[2][3]
His protest was called "unexpected" as he was "a prominent Iranian conservative respected by supporters" of the Islamic regime, and "explicitly targeting" the Supreme Leader for criticism in his letter.[4] The letter read in part,
"As commander in chief of the armed forces, you didn't treat people well after the election. Your agents opened fire, killed the people, beat them and destroyed and burnt their property. Your role in this can't be ignored, ... Your apology can cool down the wrath of the people."[4]
A year earlier he had "aroused a wave of protest and criticism" with an article on his blog (Gah-e Nevesht) calling for Iran’s leading clerics to avoid getting involved in governmental affairs, after several such clerics called for the dismissal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's vice president, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. (Masha’i had made a statement regarding the friendly relations between the Iranian nation and the Israeli people, as opposed to the Israeli state.)[1]
Hunger strike
On 11 December 2010, Nourizad started a hunger strike to protest a lack of attention from Iranian authorities to his complaints of alleged mistreatment by interrogators at the Evin prison. On 16 December authorities detained his family members after they showed up outside the prison to inquire about his failing health.[5][6]
Filmography
Year English title Persian Length Notes 1986 All together Hame ba Ham Director and Screenwriter 1989 Thirsty Palmae Nakhlestan-e Teshne Director and Screenwriter 1990 The Sea for You Darya baraye To Screenwriter only 1991 The Bullets and the Flowers Gol-ha va Golouleh-ha Screenwriter only 2000 Waiting Entezar Director and Screenwriter 2005 The Persian Prince Shahzadeh-ye Parsi Director and Screenwriter 2007 My Southern Land Sarzamin-e Jonoubi-ye Man Director and Screenwriter 2009 Flags of Kaveh's Castl[7] Parcham-haye Ghal'eye Kaveh Director and Screenwriter References
- ^ a b HAS THE STATUS OF IRANIAN CLERICS BEEN ERODED? Raz Zimmt, September 22, 2008. Accessed 19 April 2010
- ^ Iran sentences critic filmmaker to prison[dead link], AP, 18 April 2010. Accessed 19 April 2010
- ^ "Iran sentences critic filmmaker to prison". Associated Press. April 18, 2010. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/18/iran-sentences-critic-filmmaker-prison/. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ a b Iranian conservative harshly criticises regime By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, The Associated Press, September 14, 2009. Accessed 19 April 2010
- ^ "Iran releases family of imprisoned filmmaker". Fox News. 16 December 2010. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/16/iran-detains-family-imprisoned-filmmaker/&.
- ^ Iran detains family of imprisoned filmmaker | Washington Examiner
- ^ White Sands International Film Festival, Flags Of Kaveh's Castle, 2009. Accessed 19 April 2010
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