Saeed Zeinali (born 22 September 1976) is an Iranian student at Tehran University who was arrested on 10 July 1999, 5 days after the Iran student protests, July 1999.[1][2][3] He was 23 years old.[4]

Saeed Zeinali
BornSeptember 22, 1976
DisappearedProbably after 2002
NationalityIranian
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
OccupationStudent
Known forPolitical prisoner, 1999-present
MotherAkram Neghabi

Disappearance

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He was imprisoned in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran at least until 2002. Three months after his arrest he was allowed to make a phone call to his family, but they have not heard about him since. Security forces and Evin prison officials refuse to publish any information about him.[5][6]

Aftermath

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On July 9, 2013, the anniversary of the event hold at Tehran University, Saeed Zeinali's mother Akram Neghabi said that a judiciary official has promised to help her.[7]

On 2019, after 21 years, Amnesty International wanted to clarify the status of detained student Saeed Zeinali and wrote on its Twitter: "Two decades have passed since the forced disappearance of student activist Saeed Zinali. Amnesty International stands by his suffering family to realize truth and justice."[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Iran Human Rights Voice » Blog Archive » Saeed Zeinali story. Ihrv.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  2. ^ آقای سعید زینالی - یادبود حقوق بشر. Iranrights.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  3. ^ ايران - BBC فارسی - مادر سعید زینالی: مسئولان قول داده‌اند پس از ۱۴ سال سرنوشت پسرم را به من بگویند. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  4. ^ IME NEWS Article < 14th Anniversary of Uprising of Iranian Students >. Imenews.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  5. ^ مسولان این فلیم را ببینند؛ نشانه هایی از سعید زینالی که چهارده سال از او خبری نیست. YouTube (2013-07-19). Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  6. ^ خانه :: روزآنلاین. Roozonline.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  7. ^ Weekly Pulse - July 12, 2013 | NABZ. Nabz-iran.com (2013-07-12). Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  8. ^ "۲۱ سال از ناپدید شدن سعید زینالی گذشت؛ عفو بین‌الملل خواستار اعلام وضعیت این دانشجوی بازداشتی شد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-10-20.