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Ahmad Batebi ((ペルシア語:احمد باطبی)) (born July 25, 1977) is an Iranian activist who was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. During his studies at the University of Tehran he gained international fame for his appearance on the July 17, 1999 cover of ''The Economist'' magazine, holding up a shirt splattered with the blood of a fellow protester.〔(Silent no more ) from the July 10, 2008 edition of ''The Economist''〕 The photo, which has been called "an icon for Iran's student reform movement",〔(Ahmed Batebi, Student Activist ) from zoominfo.com〕 was taken during the Iranian Student Protests in July 1999 in Tehran. Following its publishing, Batebi was arrested, tried in closed-door proceedings, found guilty of "creating street unrest",〔 and sentenced to death. This was reduced to 15 years after domestic and international outcry.〔〔Molavi, Afshin, ''The Soul of Iran'', Norton, 2005, p.208〕 Less well-known are persistent reports of torture and ill-treatment of Batebi in prison, and his resulting poor physical and mental health.〔〔(IRAN Ahmad Batebi (m) aged 28, former student activist ) from Amnesty International〕 While temporarily released from prison to receive medical attention, Batebi was assisted by the KDPI, to flee Iran for Iraq. He finally entered the United States on June 24, 2008 on humanitarian parole.〔"(Dissident’s Tale of Epic Escape From Iran Grip )", By Scott Shane and Michael R. Gordon, ''The New York Times'', July 13, 2008.〕 He was then granted asylum status by the United States government.〔"(Iranian Student Movement Activist Describes Prison Torture and Abuse )" from Voice of America〕 ==The protest== (詳細はSix days that shook Iran ) BBC News 11 July 2000〕 A photojournalist for ''Jame'e'' newspaper, Jamshid Bayrami, took the ''Economist'' cover photo at that time. In the photograph, Batebi waves a bloody t-shirt above his head.〔〔 The shirt belonged to the student standing next to Batebi, who had been shot. "The bullet hit the wall and ricocheted back into my friend's shoulder. I heard the bullet go by my face," Batebi recalled. "It sounded like a bumblebee going by my ear." In order to staunch the bleeding, Batebi removed his friend's shirt to put pressure on the wound. He then helped transport his friend to a medical facility. Returning to the protest with the bloody shirt, he displayed it to the protesters to warn them of the shooting.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahmad Batebi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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