Manouchehr Shafaei

Manoochehr Shafaei (Persian: منوچهر شفایی; born 23 September 1949) is an Iranian human rights activists, journalist, founder and owner of the Azadegy magazine,[1] founder and chairman of the board of Human Rights Defending Association for Iran,[2] inventor[3] and retired sabre fencer. As a fencer he won a gold and a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games.[4] He also coached her younger sister Mahvash.[5]

Manoochehr Shafaei
Mahvash and Manouchehr Shafaei c. 1974
Personal information
NationalityIranian and Germans
Born (1949-09-23) 23 September 1949
Tehran, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Occupation
  • Human rights activists
  • inventor
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)sabre

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