Masoud Behnoud
Masoud Behnoud | |
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مسعود بهنود | |
Born | Tehran, Iran | 19 August 1946
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, historian |
Years active | 1964–present |
Children | Nima Behnoud Bamdad Behnoud |
Masoud Behnoud (Persian: مسعود بهنود; born 19 August 1946 in Tehran)[1][2] is an Iranian journalist, He began his career as a journalist in 1964. Since then he has worked as an investigating journalist for different newspapers.
Behnoud lives in the United Kingdom and works as a journalist for a number of media organisations, mainly BBC Persian Service, for which he has worked for the past fourteen years. His debut in the West was the launch of ‘Khanoum’, by Pegasus Elliott McKenzie in November 2008.[3]
Biography
Behnoud started his career as a journalist in 1964 and was active in the trade union of the Iranian journalists. During his career Behnoud produced and presented programmes for the
Crackdown of the journalists
From 1979 till 1985, after the closure of Tehran-e Mosavar and of the trade union of Iranian journalists Massoud Behnoud didn't have any possibilities to continue his work. From 1981 to 1985 he led a low profile existence (more or less in hiding) in Tehran. In 1985 he was one of the founders of Adineh. For more than 13 years Massoud Behnoud was one of the members of the editorial board.[5]
Arrest and imprisonment
After the crackdown on Iranian newspapers, Massoud Behnoud was imprisoned for 23 months for charges that included drug trafficking. Other well known journalists, including
Prison
Serving a period of six months, two of which he spent in alleged solitary confinement, Massoud Behnoud was released on temporary bail of approximately US$40,000.
On 1 June 2002, while Behnoud was engaged in a European lecture tour, the Iranian judiciary announced that an order for his arrest had once again been issued. On base of this order he had to come back to Iran to serve the remainder of his 16 months term in prison, but he refused to go back.[4]
Bibliography
Masoud Behnoud has written six books on the contemporary history of Iran.[3]
- Kaveh Golestan: Recording the Truth in Iran, by Masoud Behnoud, Hengameh Golestan and Malu Halasa, 2007
- Khanoum by Masoud Behnoud and Sara Phillips, 2008
- Robin Hood of the Desert, by Masoud Behnoud and Pooya Yazdani, 2011
- In Sé Zan (These Three Women). Tehran: Elm. 1995. p. 464. ISBN 964-5989-07-8.
See also
References
- ^ Profile of Masoud Behnoud
- ^ "مسعود بهنود". ma-hastim.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Behnoud". Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "Biography". behnoud.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Behnoud biography August 1999