Mohsen Ghomi
AKA: Qomi
- Member of the Joint Committee of the Expediency Discernment Council (1997 - 2013)
- Supreme Leader’s Representative in Universities (24 Nov 1998 - 10 Jan 2006)
- Member of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership, Tehran (1998 - present)
- Deputy of International Affairs of the Supreme Leader’s Office (2005 - present)
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Mustafa International University (2008 - present)
- Member of the Supreme Council of the World Forum for the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, (2008 - present)
- Member of the Supreme Council of the Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly (2008 - present)
- Member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (7 Jun 2011 - present)
- Member of Iran’s Press Supervisory Board (29 Jan 2014 - present)
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of Aseman Newspaper ( 19 Feb 2014) read more
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression
- Description
As a representative of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution in Iran’s Press Supervisory Board, Ghomi is responsible for seizing Aseman Newspaper for publishing an article criticizing “Qisas” (retribution) punishment.
- Sources
“Iranian authorities shut down a newspaper for calling "Qesas" punishment inhumane”, Iran Human Rights, 20 Feb 2014 https://iranhr.net/en/articles/1062/
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of Ghanoon Newspaper ( 26 Feb 2019) read more
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression
- Description
As a representative of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution in Iran’s Press Supervisory Board, Ghomi is responsible for seizing Ghanoon Newspaper, for publishing an article referring to the unannounced visit of Bashar Assad as an “uninvited guest”.
- Sources
“ Ghanoon Newspaper Was Shut Down for Referring to Assad as “Uninvited Guest””, Iran International, 26 Feb 2019 https://iranintl.com/en/iran-in-brief/ghanoon-news-paper-was-shut-down-referring-assad-%E2%80%9Cuninvited-guest%E2%80%9D
“Iran Bans Newspaper Over Article on Assad Trip”, Bourse & Bazaar, 26 Feb 2019 https://www.bourseandbazaar.com/news-1/2019/2/26/iran-bans-newspaper-over-article-on-assad-trip
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of JahanNews Website ( 15 June 2016) read more
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression
- Description
As a representative of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution in Iran’s Press Supervisory Board, Ghomi is responsible for shutting down Jahan News Website for publishing an article about Iranian officials’ talk with Taliban leaders.
- Sources
“ Iran shuts down news site after reporting Taliban emir held talks with officials”, Long War Journal, 15 June 2016 https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/06/iran-shuts-down-news-site-after-reporting-taliban-emir-held-talks-with-officials.php
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of Zanan Emrooz Journal ( 27 April 2015) read more
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression
- Description
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As a representative of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution in Iran’s Press Supervisory Board, Ghomi is responsible for seizure of Zanan Emrooz Journal, a journal focused on women’s affairs, for publishing an article regarding the increase of “white marriage in Iran”.
- Sources
“ Women’s magazine shut down for reporting on ‘White Marriage’”, Radio Zamaneh, 27 April 2015 https://en.radiozamaneh.com/23807/
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of Mardom Emrooz Newspaper ( 17 Jan 2015) read more
- Location
- Tehran
- Rights Violated
- Right to freedom of expression
- Description
As a representative of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution in Iran’s Press Supervisory Board, Ghomi is responsible for seizure of Mardom Emrooz newspaper for showing solidarity with Charlie Hebdo cartoon magazine after the deadly attack.
- Sources
Saeed Kamali Dehghan, “Iranian newspaper shut down for showing solidarity with Charlie Hebdo”, The Guardian, 19 Jan 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/19/iranian-newspaper-mardom-e-emrooz-shut-down-showing-solidarity-charlie-hebdo#:~:text=A%20media%20court%20in%20Tehran,deadly%20shootings%20at%20its%20offices.
- Back up link
- Human Rights Violation: Seizure of Aseman Newspaper ( 19 Feb 2014) read more