Kazem Rajavi

Plaque in memory of Kazem Radjavi, in Geneva{{efn|Born in 1934<p> Human Rights Defender<p> Lived in this house from 1967 to 1974<p> He was felled on April 24, 1990 for freedom and democracy in Iran}} Kazem Radjavi () (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 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 in 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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