Mohammad-Ja'far Pouyandeh
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Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh (also spelled Mohammad-Jafar Pooyandeh or Mohammad Jafar Poyandeh, Persian: محمد جعفر پوینده) (7 June 1954 – 8 or 9 December 1998) was an Iranian writer, translator and activist. He was a member of the Iranian Writers Association, a group who had been long banned in Iran due to their objection to censorship and encouraged freedom of expression.[1] He was most likely murdered during the Chain murders of Iran in 1998.
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Mohammad-Ja'far Pouyandeh محمد جعفر پوینده | |
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Born | 7 June 1954 |
Died | 8 or 9 December 1998(1998-12-09) (aged 44) Shahriar County, Tehran, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation(s) | Writer, translator and activist |
Spouse | Sima Sahebi |
Children | 1 |
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