Speech topic: Civil society and political system of Iran Taghi Rahmani is an Iranian journalist, writer and nationalist-religious activist. Rahmani is married to political activist Narges Mohammadi, a 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Shireen Hunter describes Rahmani as "a contemporary Iranian intellectual and author of books on religious intellectualism and reason". Between 1981 and 2005, he reportedly was sentenced to a total of 5,000 days in prison. According to Reporters Without Borders, he is "Iran’s most frequently jailed journalist" and Amnesty International has designated him a prisoner of conscience. He received the Hellman Award from Human Rights Watch in 2005. Taghi Rahmani was a senior campaign official for Mehdi Karroubi during 2009 Iranian presidential election.