{{Short description|Iranian politician}} {{Infobox person | name = Emad Bahavar | image = Emad Bahavar rotated.JPG | caption = Bahavar in December 2008 | image_size = 180px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|29}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | political_party = Freedom Movement of Iran | spouse = Maryam Shafiee<ref name="ICHRI"/> | alma_mater = University of Mazandaran<br />Yazd University }}
'''Emad Bahavar''' ({{langx|fa|عماد بهاور}}) is an Iranian political activist<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2013/aug/08/iran-political-prisoners-letter-to-obama|title=Iranian political prisoners' plea to Barack Obama: the full letter|work=Guardian|date=8 August 2013|accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref> affiliated with the Freedom Movement of Iran and currently holding office as head of the party's youth wing.<ref name="ICHRI"/>
== Politic activities == Bahavar was arrested following the post-election protests in 2009, and released after five years of imprisonment.<ref name="RFE/RL">{{citation|url=http://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-election-local-protesters-disqualification-motahari-momeni/28482352.html|title=Interference in Local Elections: Approved Candidates Now Disqualified|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=12 May 2017 |accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref> He went on hunger strike in 2011, along with eleven other political prisoners.<ref name="ICHRI">{{citation|url=https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/06/prisoners-hunger-strike/|title=Authorities Responsible for the Lives of Prisoners on Hunger Strike|work=Center for Human Rights in Iran|date=20 June 2011|accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>
Bahavar registered to run for a City Council of Tehran seat in 2017 elections, however he was disqualified by the authorities.<ref name="RFE/RL"/>
=== Defense in court === In part of this defense, it is stated: "Experts insisted that I admit to attending the Ashura 88 protests and give two TV interviews. Since I was not present at the gatherings on the day of Ashura and other days, I refused to make a false confession. will form against me. It was like this that after months of temporary detention and after a long time had passed since my last interrogation, they redefined the new charge (propaganda against the regime) by referring to the materials and writings attributed to me."<ref>{{cite web|date=2011-01-25|publisher=وبسایت کلمه|title=بخش دوم دفاعیات عماد بهاور|url=http://www.kaleme.com/1389/11/05/klm-44860/?theme=fast|access-date=2023-06-22|archive-date=2011-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083102/http://www.kaleme.com/1389/11/05/klm-44860/?theme=fast|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Seyyed Amir Khorram}} {{s-ttl|title=Head of the Youth Wing of Freedom Movement of Iran|years=2006–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{List of political prisoners of Iran}} {{Authority control}}
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