Mehrangiz Kar

Iranian human rights activist
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Mehrangiz Kar

Summary

Mehrangiz Kar is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Ahvaz[2]. She was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and lawyer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mehrangiz Kar was born in Ahvaz[2].
  • Mehrangiz Kar was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Mehrangiz Kar's spouses was Siamak Pourzand[8].
  • Mehrangiz Kar held citizenship in Iran[9].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's professions included journalist[4].
  • Mehrangiz Kar worked as a human rights defender[5].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's professions included lawyer[6].
  • Mehrangiz Kar was employed by Radcliffe College[10].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's education included a stint at University of Tehran[11].
  • Mehrangiz Kar received the Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize[12].
  • Mehrangiz Kar received the Human Rights First Award[13].
  • Mehrangiz Kar received the Vasyl Stus Freedom-to-Write Award[14].
  • Mehrangiz Kar received the Forough Faroukhzad Award[15].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's image is recorded as Mehrangizkar.jpg[16].
  • Mehrangiz Kar is recorded as female[17].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116187023[19].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79265528[20].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93048379[21].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's IdRef ID is recorded as 121305899[22].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's Commons category is recorded as Mehrangiz Kar[23].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b0d5l[24].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3064328A[25].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's family name is recorded as Kar[26].
  • Mehrangiz Kar's given name is recorded as Mehrangiz[27].

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Origins and Family

Mehrangiz Kar was born in Ahvaz[2]. She was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Mehrangiz Kar's education included a stint at University of Tehran[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and lawyer[6]. Mehrangiz Kar was employed by Radcliffe College[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize[12], an award[28], in France[29], founded in 1984[30]; Human Rights First Award[13], an award[31], in United States[32]; Vasyl Stus Freedom-to-Write Award[14], an award[33]; and Forough Faroukhzad Award[15], an award[34].

Personal Life

Mehrangiz Kar was married to Siamak Pourzand[8].

Why It Matters

Mehrangiz Kar ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Mehrangiz Kar born?

Mehrangiz Kar's place of birth was Ahvaz[2].

Who was Mehrangiz Kar married to?

Mehrangiz Kar's spouses include Siamak Pourzand[8].

What did Mehrangiz Kar do for work?

Mehrangiz Kar worked as journalist[4], human rights defender[5], and lawyer[6].

Where did Mehrangiz Kar go to school?

Mehrangiz Kar was educated at University of Tehran[11].

What awards did Mehrangiz Kar receive?

Honors received include Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize[12], Human Rights First Award[13], Vasyl Stus Freedom-to-Write Award[14], and Forough Faroukhzad Award[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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