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Ali-Akbar Sirjani
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Ali-Akbar Sirjani

علی‌اکبر سیرجانی

Sex
male
Date of death
27 November 1994
Event
Chain Murders of Iran
Profession
Writer, researcher of Persian language, and press freedom advocate
Cause of death
killed with a potassium suppository after a long detention, as part of the Chain Murders of Iran

Biography

Ali-Akbar Sirjani, a writer and researcher of Persian language, was a defender of press freedom in both the Pahlavi era and the Islamic Republic. He was arrested and, following a long detention, was killed on November 27, 1994, with a potassium suppository. His death was part of the political Chain Murders of Iran.

علی‌اکبر سیرجانی، نویسنده و پژوهشگر زبان فارسی و از مدافعان آزادی مطبوعات در دوره پهلوی و جمهوری اسلامی بود. او پس از یک بازداشت طولانی در تاریخ ۲۷ نوامبر ۱۹۹۴ با شیاف پتاسیوم به قتل رسید. قتل او یکی از قتل‌های زنجیره‌ای سیاسی ایران به شمار می‌رود.

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