Kazem Rajavi
Iranian politician (1934-1990)
Kazem Radjavi (Persian: کاظم رجوی) (8 February 1934 – 24 April 1990) was an Iranian university professor known for his work as a human rights advocate. He was also the elder brother of Iranian Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) leader Massoud Rajavi. When, in 1971, Massoud Rajavi was arrested and sentenced to death, Kazem Rajavi managed to prevent the execution by forming an international campaign and changing the verdict to life imprisonment.
He engaged in international endeavors to defend human rights in Iran, was a "major opposition voice to the fundamentalist government of Iranian". He held a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and was a political science professor at Geneva University. He is believed to have been assassinated by Islamic Republic of Iran agents.
Iranian official Ali Fallahian is charged by a Swiss court with masterminding the assassination of Kazem Rajavi, near Geneva in broad daylight by several agents on 24 April 1990. An international arrest warrant has been issued against Fallahian, and as a result he is unable to leave Iran.
Career
Kazem Rajavi was Iran's first Ambassador to the United Nations headquarters in Geneva following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. However, he left the post just after one year.
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