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NYC/UN Correspondent: BBC: Persian Service. Iran, US politics & some Canada.
Oct 1, 2022 7 tweets 5 min read
The flood of videos from Iran this morning shows 2 weeks of killing, mass arrests and endless threats has failed miserably to stop protests across Iran. This video from my hometown of Isfahan is one of many from all over the county. Most led by female uni. students. #MahsaAmini This is one is students in Mashhad. #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی
Sep 30, 2022 4 tweets 4 min read
Highly recommend reading this Time Mag. int. with Nasrin Sotoudeh the most prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who was sentenced to 38 yrs prison time (you read that right) by the regime. She is on medical furlough & once again bravely spoke out. Highlights here👇🏻 #MahsaAmini Image #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی ImageImageImage
Jan 27, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
The graduate student permitted me to publish his name: Alireza Yazdani. He met 2 attorneys @nikimehrani & Brad Maze in the Manroe County jail as he is awaiting to be sent back to #Iran on 4:10 PM flight unless his lawyers can get a stay order from the court in the next 3 hours. Protest in Detroit airport to stop the deportation of #AliRezaYazdani->
Jan 20, 2020 15 tweets 8 min read
Shahab Dehghani is another Iranian student with a valid F1 visa about to be deported. His attorney & a group of his friends are at @BostonLogan protesting right now. @CBP won’t let the Economics student at @Northeastern talk to anyone. Congressman Kennedy called, CBP said no. Shahab has been in @CBP detention for more than 24 hours (since 5 PM yesterday.) CBP refuses to allow him to speak to anyone including his lawyer and does not say why they are refusing him entry. A pic of him and more pics of the protest by his friends at Boston Logan airport->
Mar 22, 2018 5 tweets 2 min read
گزارش پر سر ‌و صدای نیویورک‌تایمز در مورد اینکه چگونه امارات (و عربستان) با انتقال پولهای کلان از طریق یک لبنانی به نام جورج نادر به اطرافیان ترامپ و اندیشکده‌های طرفدار اسراییل و شدیدا ضد برجام، توانسته‌اند با اخراج تیلرسون سیاست کاخ سفید علیه ایران و قطر را تندتر کنند. آقای نادر پس از اینکه ماموران بازرس ویژه با او در هنگام ورود به خاک آمریکا دیدار و بازجویی می‌کنند و «احتمالا» به او کوهی از شواهدی که علیهش دارند را نشان می‌دهد، تصمیم به همکاری میگیرد. جورج نادر در ضمن دو بار به خاطر آزار جنسی کودکان و داشتن تصاویر جنسی کودکان محکومیت گرفته.