Dr. Hassanpour was a leftist scholar combining a high level of theoretical knowledge with his practical activities for freedom and social justice. He used to be in the forefront of many actions and demonstrations against tyranny and exploitation. He has written scholarly work on the crime of genocide with special focus on the Armenian and Assyrian genocides of 1915 to 1921 in Ottoman Empire. He was among few scholars who attracted global attention to the Assyrian genocide.