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Pirouz Davani

پیروز دوانی

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Pirouz Davani was a dedicated writer and journalist known for his left-wing activism. His commitment to his beliefs led to early state persecution, including a seven-month period of imprisonment in 1982 for his political activities. On August 25, 1998, Davani left his home in Tehran to visit his sister but never arrived at his destination. His disappearance and subsequent death were later identified as part of the "Chain Murders," a series of state-sponsored political assassinations targeting intellectuals, writers, and activists in Iran. Today, Pirouz Davani is remembered as a victim of state terrorism and a symbol of the dangers faced by those who used their pens to challenge the status quo during a dark chapter of Iranian history.

پیروز دوانی نویسنده و روزنامه‌نگار دگراندیشی بود که به دلیل دیدگاه‌های چپ‌گرایانه و فعالیت‌های سیاسی‌اش شناخته می‌شد. او به دلیل تعهد به آرمان‌های خود، در سال ۱۳۶۱ نیز به مدت هفت ماه در زندان بود. در تاریخ ۳ شهریور ۱۳۷۷، پیروز دوانی برای رفتن به خانه خواهرش از منزل خود در تهران خارج شد اما هرگز به مقصد نرسید. ناپدید شدن و قتل او بخشی از سلسله جنایات سیاسی موسوم به «قتل‌های زنجیره‌ای» بود که در آن روشنفکران و فعالان سیاسی هدف ترورهای سازمان‌یافته قرار گرفتند. یاد پیروز دوانی به عنوان یکی از چهره‌های قربانی در جریان قتل‌های زنجیره‌ای و نمادی از ایستادگی اهل قلم در برابر سرکوب، در حافظه جمعی جنبش‌های آزادی‌خواه ایران باقی مانده است.

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