Amir Emad Mirmirani ( fa, امیرعماد میرمیرانی) known by the nickname ''Jadi'' ( fa, جادی), is an educator,

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ger and internet activist in the field of

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and

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. He was arrested in October 2022 amidst the Mahsa Amini protests for raising awareness about internet censorship in Iran and the role of various tech companies including Abr Arvan in it.

Background

Jadi was born in a Jewish family in Iran,Jadi has a

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in Telecommunications engineering from the

K. N. Toosi University of Technology Khajeh Nasir al-Din Toosi University of Technology (KNTU) ( fa, دانشگاه صنعتی خواجه نصيرالدين طوسی), also known as K. N. Toosi University of Technology, is a public university, public research university in Tehran, I ...

and a

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in sociology from Allameh Tabataba'i University. He is an expert in Linux and

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and has worked in

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with different big companies around the world. He is considered one of the leading lecturers of scientific courses on Python,

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and

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in Iran. Jadi also hosts various

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s called Radio Geek, Jadi Dot Net and Jadi Radio. He is passionate about freedom of expression and believes in human-digital rights.

Arrest

On October 5, 2022, security forces raided his house, arrested him without showing an arrest warrant and took him to Evin Prison. His arrest was believed to be in connection with his efforts educating and warning about internet censorship and Islamic Republic's plans to establish a Cyberspace service regulation system as well as raising awareness about tech companies such as Abr Arvan that cooperate with the government of Iran to cut off Iranian users' access to the internet and provide access only to domestic networks. Shortly after the arrest, his Twitter and Instagram accounts were deactivated. His arrest was part of a wave of arrests carried out by the Government of Iran as a result of the

September 2022 Iranian protests Civil unrest and protests against the government of Iran associated with the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini ( fa, مهسا امینی) began on 16 September 2022 and are ongoing as of December 2022. Amini had been arrested by the Guid ...

. He was released on bail on December 12, 2022.

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Background

Arrest

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