Alert: Siamak Pourzand Arrested
Name : Siamak Pourzand Iranian Freedom Fighter POB : Tehran Iran Occupation : Journalist Arrested several times Last arrest : Tuesday March 30, 2003 Tehran Siamak Pourzand was once again arrested by the Islamic Republic guard today. During the 4 months he spent out of prison he saw hardly anyone other than certain members of his family and talked to no one who had any political connections of any sort. His phone was tapped and his every move under control and yet the IRI insisted that he must be returned to prison. Please forward this message far and wide to whomever you know...The IRI thinks that they can get away with murder...DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO...
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