Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights, also translated as Defending the Rights of Prisoners, is an Iranian

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dedicated to defending the rights of prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was founded by human rights activist

Emadeddin Baghi Emadeddin Baghi (born 25 April 1962) is an Iranian journalist, human rights activist, prisoners' rights advocate, investigative journalist, theologian and writer. He is the founder and head of the Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights a ...

after he was sentenced to prison in 1999 when the Iranian judiciary closed the Khordad newspaper where he worked. According to the Financial Times, the committee has two waged staff, and "survives on membership fees from 65 people, donations and a decision by Grand Ayatollah

Hossein Ali Montazeri Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri ( ; 24 September 1922 – 19 December 2009) was an Iranian Shia Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, writer, and human rights activist. He was one of the leaders of the Iranian Revolution and on ...

, (a cleric once designated as successor to Grand Ayatollah

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), that it could accept religious dues."

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