Marjan Davari

Marjan Davari (b. April 24, 1966; Tehran, Iran) (Persian: مرجان داوری‎) is an Iranian researcher, translator and writer who has been studying, teaching, translating and researching philosophical texts for more than 20 years.

Marjan Davari
Native name
مرجان داوری
Born (1966-04-24) April 24, 1966
Tehran, Iran
OccupationResearcher, Translator, Writer
LanguagePersian
Nationality Iran
CitizenshipIranian
EducationEnglish diploma, Bachelor Of Arts
Alma materAlzahra University
GenresPhilosophy, Psychology, Esoteric, Theological sciences, Ontology, Metaphysics

Marjan has been arrested at her father's home on September 23, 2015 in Karaj and currently has been held in women's Qarchak prison (زندان قرچک),[1] and subsequently sentenced to death for blasphemy and an additional 16 months' imprisonment for insulting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[2]

Education and work

She finished elementary school in UK and after returning to Iran, in an international Partian school. She received an English translation diploma when she was 13 and continued her studies at Alzahra University in graphic design and painting, in addition to research and translation in inner-science, eastern and western ontology.[3]

Her published translated works include Talons of Time[4] of Paul Twitchell, The Seeker of Phil Morimitsu[5] and The Spiritual Exercises of ECK of Harold Klemp.[6]

She concentrated solely on inner-science and eastern ontology and worked as a researcher and teacher of Metaphysics at the Rah-e Ma’refat (Road of Wisdom) institute.[7] She was also a teacher at Rah-e Ma’refat institute which was officially registered. In addition, she started publishing translation of books in Eshraghi school of thought in 2010.[8]

Her collected works and writings were kept in an archive to be available for her fans for free but have been confiscated by the security forces. She considers herself a free researcher in the field of esoteric science and metaphysics.[9]

Arrest and trial

Timeline:[10]

The charges

International response

On March 2017, Red T[14] a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of translators and interpreters published an open letter to Mr. Ali Khamenei with this subject : "No Death for Content - Free Translator Marjan Davari".[15]

Petition

On 16 March 2017, Some of Marjan's supporters started an online petition at Change.org[16] to raise awareness about her condition and urging Amnesty International to take appropriate action to stop the execution of Marjan Davari. This petition is available in most common languages, such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Dutch and Persian. This petition was signed by 30,068 supporters in many countries and is now closed.

See also

References
  1. "Translator in Prison for One Year Without Knowing Charges; Her Lawyer Denied Access to Case File – Center for Human Rights in Iran". Center for Human Rights in Iran. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. "Iran: Medieval-like death sentences for expression of Opinion". Iran Human Rights. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Iranian courts have sentenced three individuals, including a woman, to death for the expression of their opinion. ... Three prisoners by the names of Sina Dehghan, Mohammad Nouri and Marjan Davari have reportedly been sentenced to death by Iranian courts based solely on opinions or beliefs they expressed.
  3. "Marjan Davari; Over 10 Months of Detention in Evin Prison". Hrana - News Agency. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. Twitchell, Paul; Klemp, Harold; Klemp, Joan (2010-04-14). Talons of Time (Authorized Eckankar ed.). Minneapolis (Minn.): Eckankar. ISBN 9781570431470.
  5. Morimitsu, Phil (2010-04-14). The Seeker. Eckankar. ISBN 9781570430619.
  6. Klemp, Harold (2011-05-31). The Spiritual Exercises of ECK (3rd ed.). Chanhassen, MN: Eckankar. ISBN 9781570433573.
  7. روزنامه‌نگار, فرشته قاضی. "زندانیان سیاسی زن در ایران، از اختر تا خوی و اوین". BBC Persian. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  8. "Marjan Davari Sentenced to Death and Transferred to Garchak Prison". Hrana News Agency. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  9. "Marjan Davari; Over 10 Months of Detention in Evin Prison". Hrana - News Agency. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  10. "Translator in Prison for One Year Without Knowing Charges; Her Lawyer Denied Access to Case File – Center for Human Rights in Iran". www.iranhumanrights.org. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  11. "Women's Ward of Evin: 1 Released, 3 Sent to Furlough and 1 Exiled". Hrana - News Agency. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  12. "قاضی صلواتی یک نویسنده و مترجم زندانی را به اعدام محکوم کرد".
  13. "Marjan Davari Sentenced to Death and Transferred to Garchak Prison". Hrana - News Agency. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  14. "Red T". red-t.org. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  15. "Red T". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  16. "Amnesty International : Stop Execution of Marjan Davari #FreeMarjan". Change.org. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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