Nasser Fahimi

Nasser Fahimi
Nasser Fahimi in 2023
Born (1974-05-08) May 8, 1974 (age 50)
Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran
NationalityIranian
Occupation(s)Physician, Human rights defender
Years active1998 to present
Organization(s)Membership in the American Iranian Medical Association IDO-IAMA and the Weill Cornell Medical Universities Association APLU NAICU-Médecins Sans Frontières
Known forHuman rights activism; being the first figure in the political history of Iran to request revocation of Iranian citizenship

Nasser Fahimi (Persian: ناصر فهیمی) is an Iranian physician, human rights defender and a political prisoner of conscience. He is also the first figure in the political history of Iran who formally requested the Islamic Republic to revoke his Iranian citizenship due to its type of government (a dictatorship).[1][2]

Early life

Nasser Fahimi was born on May 8, 1974, in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province of Iran.[3][2]

Activity

In an open letter addressed to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Verónica Michelle Bachelet,[4] and the President of the United States, Joe Biden, he called for the intensification of human rights condemnations against the Islamic Republic.[5]

Arrest and imprisonment

He was first arrested in 1998 during the protests aimed at condemning the supporting actions of the Turkish government for Abdullah Ocalan. Also, in 2010, after 21 days of being arrested in an unknown place, he was transferred to jail 209.[2]

He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2014, by Abolqasem Salavati on the charge of "administration of opposition groups".[6] In 2015, he was sentenced to six months in prison and 74 lashes on the charge of "insulting judicial authorities".[7] He has also been imprisoned in Fashafouyeh Prison for one year where he was also denied access to medical services.[8][9][10][11][12]

Cancellation of citizenship

In a message to Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader and Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, Fahimi requested the judiciary to revoke his official citizenship due to the regime's dictatorship.[13][9][14]

References

  1. ^ "رای دادگاه یک زندانی سیاسی در خصوص درخواست ترک تابعیت ایران صادر شد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  2. ^ a b c "ملاقات با ناصر فهیمی". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  3. ^ "ناصر فهیمی – حمایت از گروه‌های مخالف مخفی". ipa.united4iran.org. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  4. ^ "نامه زندانی سیاسی ناصر فهیمی از زندان تهران بزرگ به کمیسر حقوق بشر – ایران کارگر" (in Persian). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. ^ شهر, طوفان (2021-05-11). "نامه‌ی زندانی سیاسی، ناصر فهیمی به کمیسر عالی حقوق بشر از زندان تهران". صدای بازداشت‌شدگان (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. ^ "محکومیت مجدد دکتر ناصر فهیمی بە یک سال حبس – کوردستان و کورد" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  7. ^ Admin, Bayan (2022-07-10). "حکم ۷۴ ضربه شلاق ناصر فهیمی، زندانی عقیدتی اهل سنت اجرا شد". شبکه رسانه ای بیان (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  8. ^ "ناصر فهیمی با اتهامی جدید روبرو شد". گروه اطلس زندان‌های ایران (in Persian). 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  9. ^ a b baloch, Azadi (2022-06-19). "فشارهای امنیتی به خانواده فهیمی؛ دکتر ناصر فهیمی از داخل زندان مجددا به مرگ تهدید شد". شبکه جهانی کلمه (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  10. ^ azegar20. "نامه ناصر فهیمی، زندانی سیاسی در حمایت از مردم روژاوا" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "محرومیت ناصر فهیمی از خدمات درمانی – ریسمان" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  12. ^ "تبعید به زندان تهران بزرگ بجای درمان؛ محرومیت ناصر فهیمی از خدمات درمانی". تریبون زمانه. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  13. ^ "از صدور محکومیت جدید برای ناصر فهیمی خودداری کنید – Daadkhast.org". daadkhast.org (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  14. ^ "ابطال تابعیت برای اولین بار در تاریخ سیاسی ایران به صورت رسمی توسط دکتر ناصر فهیمی". تریبون زمانه. Retrieved 2022-07-20.