Vida Hajebi Tabrizi

Vida Hajebi (Hadjebi) Tabrizi (1936–2017) was an Iranian social justice activist and writer.[1]

Vida Hadjebi
ویدا حاجبی تبریزی
Born	Vida Hajebi Tabrizi 1936
Died	2017 Paris
Nationality	Iran
Occupation	writer, artist, activist
Website	vidahadjebi.com

Activism

She was arrested in July 1972 in Tehran, and imprisoned for 6 years.[2] In 1974 Columbia University sociologist Allan Silver[3] personally took a letter of protest signed by the Canadian Association of Sociologists to Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. regarding her detention. American Feminist Kate Millett, the National Organization for Women representative and Anne Roberts, Amnesty International representative and other concerned U.S citizens publicly denounced the treatment of women prisoners of conscience in Iran.

Works

She wrote several books.[4] Her book "Daad va Bidaad" - in Persian - was about women in prisons in Iran.

Awards and honors

She was a prisoner of conscience for seven years and In 1978 she named as the "Prisoner of the Year " by Amnesty International.[5]

Death

She died in Paris at the age of 81.[6]

References

1. "Women and Politics in Iran: Veiling, Unveiling, and Reveiling" (PDF). Sssup.it. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
2. "Vida Hajebi Tabrizi". rememberiranianwomen.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
3. "In Memoriam: Allan Silver, Professor Emeritus of Sociology". News.columbia.edu. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
4. "Vida Hadjebi". vidahadjebi.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
5. "Lesung: "Auf den Flügeln der Erinnerung"". Amnesty International. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
6. "ویدا حاجبی درگذشت". BBC Persian. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.