Part of the Center's Bilingual Lecture Series on Iran, exploring Iranian history, culture and society through lectures presented in English and Persian. Free Admission
Ganji's Lecture will be presented in Persian.
Akbar Ganji is an Iranian journalist and writer. He was arrested and imprisoned on April 22, 2000 after he took part in a conference on political and social reform in Iran held in Berlin. During his imprisonment he went on two hunger strikes, one lasting 80 days and garnering international attention and outcry. He is author of several collections of his articles, including the best-selling The Dungeon of Ghosts, Prison-like Archipelago, and The Red Eminence, among others. Akbar Ganji is the recipient of many international awards.
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