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Mahmudali Chehregani ((アゼルバイジャン語:Mahmudəli Babaxan oğlu Çöhrəqanlı), (ペルシア語:محمود علی چهرگانی)) (also known as Mahmudali Chohraganli) is an Azerbaijani separatist leader, born in Shabestar, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, in 1958. After the expulsion〔http://southazerbaijan.info/cehreqani.php Expulsion〕 of SANLM (CAMAH) by Piruz Dilenchi, he founded (1995) the Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement (SANAM or GAMOH), a separatist political group that claims to represent the interests of Iran's estimated 12 to 23.5〔("Iran: People" ) - ''CIA: The World Factbook'' (retrieved 7 June 2006).〕〔("Iran" ) - ''Amnesty International report on Iran and Azerbaijanis'' (retrieved 30 July 2006).〕〔''Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity'', 'The Azerbaijani Population' by Brenda Shaffer, pp. 221-225. The MIT Press (2003), ISBN 0-262-19477-5 (retrieved 10 June 2006)〕〔("Encyclopedia Orient Iran" ) - 'Encyclopedia Orient'' (retrieved 18 August 2006).〕 million Azerbaijani minority (approximately 16-25 percent of Iran's all population).〔Library of Congress, Library of Congress – Federal Research Division. "Ethnic Groups and Languages of Iran". http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Iran.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-02.〕 Chehregani was a professor of linguistics at Tabriz University.〔(Human Rights Watch. Iran. Religious And Ethnic Minorities: Discrimination in Law And Practice. 1997 report. )〕 According to Professor William Beeman, "The Bush administration also flitered with supporting the Mujaheddin-Khalq (MEK) in their efforts to overthrow the Tehran government, and supporting Mahmud Ali Chehregani, leader of an Azerbaijani separatist movement calling for a federated Iran."〔William O. Beeman, "The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs",University of Chicago Press, 2008. pg 135: "The Bush administration also flitered with supporting the Mujaheddin-Khalq (MEK) in their efforts to overthrow the Tehran government, supporting Mahmud Ali Chehregani, leader of an Azerbaijani separatist movement calling for a federated Iran".〕 == Biography == Chehregani's father was arrested and tortured on charges of treason and separatism during the era of the Shah.〔http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2476〕 Chehregani himself entered politics after his course teaching Turkish linguistics was closed by Iranian authorities.〔(WWW.GAMOH.ORG | South Azerbaijan )〕 Chehregani was arrested by agents of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence in December 1999, effectively preventing him registering as a candidate for the Majlis (Parliament) election within the specified time. He was tried by a revolutionary court on charges including smuggling shampoo, and sentenced on 18 February 2000 to six months' imprisonment. Amnesty International believed that "he has been imprisoned to suppress the non-violent expression of his conscientiously held beliefs, and as such was a prisoner of conscience".〔(Amnesty International. Iran: Health concern/Unfair trial - Dr Mahmudali Chehregani )〕 Chehregani went on a hunger strike on May 19, in protest at his unfair trial. He was transferred to the prison hospital on July 23, suffering from internal bleeding, and subsequently released from Tabriz prison on July 27, 2000, after six months in detention, when his condition had stabilised.〔(Amnesty International. Iran: Further Information on Health concern/unfair trial )〕 Iran lifted a travel ban on Chehregani in 2002, allowing him to meet with high-level government figures in Turkey and the United States. Since 2002 he lives in exile in the United States. 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「Mahmudali Chehregani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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