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==Imprisonment== |
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In 2007 Shakeri went to Iran to visit his mother, who was ill and died during his visit. On May 8, 2007 while in Iran he was detained by the Iranian government,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR2007053100995.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Wife Appeals for Information on Husband Held in Iran | first=Robin | last=Wright | date=June 1, 2007 | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> one of four Americans detained by the [[Iranian government]] in a short period.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/24/AR2007092400168.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Ahmadinejad's Day One in New York: A Hostile Reception, a Rambling Talk | first1=Anthony | last1=Faiola | first2=Robin | last2=Wright | date=September 25, 2007 | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> The others were [[Kian Tajbakhsh]], [[Haleh Esfandiari]] and Parnaz Azima. On June 8, 2007, the [[Iranian Student News Agency]] confirmed the detention.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www. |
In 2007 Shakeri went to Iran to visit his mother, who was ill and died during his visit. On May 8, 2007 while in Iran he was detained by the Iranian government,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR2007053100995.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Wife Appeals for Information on Husband Held in Iran | first=Robin | last=Wright | date=June 1, 2007 | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> one of four Americans detained by the [[Iranian government]] in a short period.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/24/AR2007092400168.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Ahmadinejad's Day One in New York: A Hostile Reception, a Rambling Talk | first1=Anthony | last1=Faiola | first2=Robin | last2=Wright | date=September 25, 2007 | accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> The others were [[Kian Tajbakhsh]], [[Haleh Esfandiari]] and Parnaz Azima. On June 8, 2007, the [[Iranian Student News Agency]] confirmed the detention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tehran confirms holding American Iranian| url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19107061/#.VPwDDPnF-So |date=June 8, 2007|agency=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> He was released on September 25, 2007.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/world/middleeast/25cnd-iran.html Iran Says American Detainee Released - New York Times]</ref> and the other three were also released "in phases, from prison or allowed to leave the country ... in the run-up to President Ahmadinejad's" September 2007 speech before the United Nations.<ref>Wright, Robin, ''Dreams and Shadows : the Future of the Middle East'', Penguin Press, 2008, p.339</ref> |
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Shakeri called the [[American Iranian Council]] on October 2 to thank the AIC, and its members for diplomatic actions taken to gain his release from prison in Iran. <ref>[http://american-iranian.org/index.php American Iranian Council - AIC - A Platform for Dialogue<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Shakeri called the [[American Iranian Council]] on October 2 to thank the AIC, and its members for diplomatic actions taken to gain his release from prison in Iran. <ref>[http://american-iranian.org/index.php American Iranian Council - AIC - A Platform for Dialogue<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==References== |
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~cpb/about.html#Ali|title=About the Center for Citizen Peacebuilding|accessdate=2007-05-31}} |
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*{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR2007053100995.html|title=Wife Appeals for Information on Husband Held in Iran |publisher=Washington Post|date=2007-06-01|accessdate=2007-06-01 | first=Robin | last=Wright}} |
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*{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iran-Detained-American.html|title=Iran Says It Is Holding 4th Dual Citizen |publisher=New York Times/Associated Press|date=2007-06-08|accessdate=2007-06-08}} |
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==Footnotes== |
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== External links == |
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Revision as of 08:12, 8 March 2015
Ali Shakeri (
Iranian government in May 2007.[2]
Activism
Shakeri has also been a founding and active member
Imprisonment
In 2007 Shakeri went to Iran to visit his mother, who was ill and died during his visit. On May 8, 2007 while in Iran he was detained by the Iranian government,Iranian Student News Agency confirmed the detention.[7] He was released on September 25, 2007.[8] and the other three were also released "in phases, from prison or allowed to leave the country ... in the run-up to President Ahmadinejad's" September 2007 speech before the United Nations.[9]
Shakeri called the American Iranian Council on October 2 to thank the AIC, and its members for diplomatic actions taken to gain his release from prison in Iran. [10]
References
- ^ About Us
- ^ Wright, Robin, Dreams and Shadows : the Future of the Middle East, Penguin Press, 2008, p.336-7
- ^ Iran Emrooz (iranian political online magazine)
- ^ Platform for Unity
- ^ Wright, Robin (June 1, 2007). "Wife Appeals for Information on Husband Held in Iran". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ Faiola, Anthony; Wright, Robin (September 25, 2007). "Ahmadinejad's Day One in New York: A Hostile Reception, a Rambling Talk". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Tehran confirms holding American Iranian". NBC News. Associated Press. June 8, 2007.
- ^ Iran Says American Detainee Released - New York Times
- ^ Wright, Robin, Dreams and Shadows : the Future of the Middle East, Penguin Press, 2008, p.339
- ^ American Iranian Council - AIC - A Platform for Dialogue
External links
- American Iranian Council
- Much-admired UC Irvine figure is missing in Iran, Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2007
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