logo
welcome
BBC

BBC

Kianoosh Sanjari: Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

68% Informative

Kianoosh Sanjari was a vocal critic of Iran 's leaders and advocate for democracy.

He was repeatedly arrested and imprisoned for his political activism between 1999 and 2007 .

He left Iran in 2007 and received asylum in Norway , before joining Voice of America's Persian service.

He returned to Iran in 2016 to be with his parents, and was arrested and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment.

VR Score

60

Informative language

50

Neutral language

73

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links