Manouchehr Shafaei

Manoochehr Shafaei (born 23 September 1949) is an Iranian human rights activist, journalist, founder and owner of the Azadegy magazine, founder and chairman of the board of Human Rights Defending Association for Iran, inventor and retired sabre fencer. As a fencer he won a gold and a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games. He also coached his younger sister Mahvash.