Shahabeddin Tabatabaei
Born
Tehran
NationalityIran
OccupationSecretary general of the NEDA Party
Political partyNEDA Party
Shahabeddin Tabatabaei
Iranian British embassy employee Hossein Rassam (L) and Shahabeddin Tabatabaei (R), head of the youth department at Iran's Islamic Participation Front, attend a trial hearing at the revolutionary court in Tehran

Shahabeddin Tabatabaei (Persian: شهاب الدین طباطبایی) is an Iranian politician, journalist, reformist, head of the youth department at Iran's Islamic Participation Front,[1] and the Secretary general of the Iranian Neda Party.[2]

He was the director of the youth committee for Mir-Hossein Mousavi in the 10th presidential election of Iran and was arrested during the protests that followed the 10th presidential election of Iran in 2009.[3][4]

2009 Iranian presidential election protests

Tabatabaei was the director of the youth committee for Mir-Hossein Mousavi during the election.[3][4] When Iranian authorities blocked Facebook during the election campaign he said:

Every single media outlet that is seen as competition for Ahmadinejad is at risk of being closed.[5]

and called it "a swift reaction" to a major pro-Mousavi rally in a Tehran sports stadium which included an appearance by former reformist president Mohammad Khatami and many young people.[5]

Tabatabaei was arrested on 4 June 2009, five days after the election, among many other famous Iranian reformists after the 10th presidential election of Iran.[3][4] On 17 October 2009, the court sentenced Shahab Tabatabai to five years in prison for "acting against national security. As the Human Rights Watch report, he among other reformist politicians, intellectuals, journalists, clerics, and student leaders has been put on trial before courts that do not meet international fair trial standards. They had been held for months without access to lawyers, much of that time in solitary confinement. The authorities assigned them lawyers at their trials, but there was no time to prepare their defense and the court-appointed lawyers did not represent them properly.[6]

On 24 October 2009, Iranian authorities detained 35 relatives and supporters of jailed reformists, including wives and children at the prayer ceremony to pay respect to them at the residence of reformist Shahab Tabatabai's father-in-law.[7]

Tehran prosecutors refused to free them on bail.[8]

Neda Party

Neda Party launched in 2014 to contest legislative elections due in March 2016. Mohammad Sadegh Kharrazi, a former ambassador to France and representative to the United Nations as well as adviser to reformist ex-president Mohammad Khatami, was listed among leaders of the party, which also names Shahab Tabatabaei, a nephew of Khatami, in its ranks.[9]

He is the Secretary general of Iranian Neda Party since 2022.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "British embassy official, Hossein Rassam, appears in spy 'show trial' in Iran". The Telegraph. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. 1 2 "خبرگزاری فارس - سید شهاب‌الدین طباطبایی دبیر کل حزب ندای ایرانیان شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "Post-Election Citizen Arrests & Detentions". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  4. 1 2 3 Int, CESRAN (2014-04-01). "Iran: Detained Iranian Politicians and Journalists – CESRAN International". Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. 1 2 "Iranian government blocks Facebook access". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2009-05-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  6. ↑ "Iran: Overturn Death Sentences, Other Unfair Convictions | Human Rights Watch". 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  7. ↑ "Iran jails wives, children of reformists". Alarabiya. 24 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Three sentenced to death over election protests". France 24. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  9. ↑ "Pro-reform party launched in Iran". Alarabiya. 2 December 2014.
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