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Saeed Zeinali | |
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| Born | September 22, 1976 |
| Disappeared | Probably after 2002 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Political prisoner, 1999-present |
| Mother | Akram Neghabi |
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]
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]
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]