Reza Alijani

Reza Alijani
Born1961 or 1962 (age 63–64)
Qazvin, Iran
Political partyCouncil of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
SpouseParvin Bakhtiarinejad
Children2
AwardsReporters Without Borders Prize (2001)
Websiterezaalijani.com

Reza Alijani (Persian: رضا علیجانی) is an Iranian journalist, writer and nationalist-religious activist.

Alijani has been described as "Neo-Shariatist" and a leading post-Islamist intellectual figure.

Alijani has spent years in jail since 1980s. Amnesty International has designated him a prisoner of conscience.

He has been the editor of Iran-e-Farda before it was banned in 2000.

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