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Jahanbegloo
Ideas whose time has come
A conversation with Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo with Danny Postel
August 17, 2006

From revolution to dissent
Iranian intellectuals
July 5, 2006

Things you'll never hear
Interview with Noam Chomsky
June 14, 2000

The fourth generation
... of Iranian intellectuals
November 9, 2000

Others
Uncle Hossein

Hossein Derakhshan is part of a generation of idiot savants who have the audacity to refer to themselves as human rights activists
Samira Mohyeddin
September 8, 2006

The courage to change
Jahanbegloo admits his mistake in indirectly helping the Bush administration in its plans for regime change in Iran through fomenting internal unrest and instability
Hossein Derakhshan
September 7, 2006

Eteraaf-girie makhmali
IRI's sisnister staging of Ramin Jahanbegloo's "Velvet Confessions"
Massoud Noghrekar
September 5, 2006

Steer clear, or else
Both Ramin Jahanbegloo's detention and his later interview were meant to send a message to Iranian intellectuals
Rasool Nafisi
September 1, 2006

Ideas whose time has come
A conversation with Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo with Danny Postel
August 17, 2006

News
August 2006

freedom
Iran releases dissident after 4 months
* BBC Persian
* BBC
* AP

Interview
Ideas whose time has come
A conversation with Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo with Danny Postel
Danny Poestel

July 2006

Professors
Harvard professors petition to free Iranian colleague Ramin Jahanbegloo

EU
Bloomberg: Iran Tells EU `Not to Interfere' in Academic's Arrest

Hunger strike
Feeding freedom: Photo essay and video clips from New York hunger strike in support of political prisoners

Hunger strike
Hunger strike in New York July 14th to 16th, in front of the UN with Akbar Ganji
* Statement & petition
* Press release
* Komiteh hamaahangi

International pressure
Guardian: International pressure is growing on Iran to release a prominent philosopher and writer, Ramin Jahanbegloo

Instigator?!
Iranian intelligence ministry accused Ramin Jahanbegloo of having tried to instigate US-backed opposition in Iran
-- Telegraph
-- BBC Persian

June 2006

Dalai Lama
Jahanbegloo interview with Dalai Lama

"Confessions"
SDHI: Jahanbegloo "confessions" acquired by force have no legal value

Ideas
MacLeans: Jahanbegloo: A prisoner's desperate hope, and brave words

Open letter
NY Review of Books: Open letter to the President of Iran demanding immediate release of Ramin Jahanbegloo

Delegation, Washington DC
Radio Farda: Head of Iran Interest Section refuses to meet humanitarian delegation
Action: Delegation to visit Iranian Interests Section to demand Jahanbegloo's release

Image dent
IPS: Scholar’s Long Detention Dents Iran’s Image

Commentary
MacLeans: Tehran's prisoner

Prison
For Jahanbegloo

PEN
Internationall writers demand Iran release Ramin Jahanbegloo

Canada
Radio Farda: Canada tells Iran to issue charges or release Ramin Jahanbegloo from detention

May 2006

Canada & EU
Ottawa, EU press Tehran to free scholar
* AFP
* Radio Farda

"Investigation"
ILNA: Intelligence Minister: Investigation on Jahanbegloo continues

Crackdown
NPR: Observers fear new intellectual crackdown in Iran

Petition
More than 400 academics, writers & activists demand Jahanbegloo's freedom
* Petition (English-Persian)
* BBC Persian

Italy
Radio Farda: Italian writers & politicians call for Jahanbegloo's freedom

Canada
Radio Farda: Canadian academics press for Ramin Jahanbegloo's freedom

OpenDemocracy
The meaning of Ramin Jahanbegloo’s arrest
-- Rasool Nafisi

Iran
BBC Persian: 621 Iranian personalities call for Ramin Jahanbegloo's release

Petition
Release Ramin Jahanbegloo

New calls
* BBC Persian
* Radio Farda

New wave of repression
Chronicle of Higher Education: Scholar's Arrest Might Signal New Wave of Repression in Iran, Friend and Colleague Says
-- Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi

Statement
Middle East scholars in defense of Ramin Jahanbegloo

Hospitalized
* Radio Farda
* CBC/Jomhouri.com

Human Righs Watch
Top Iran Scholar Detained Without Charge

Spying nonsence
* Radio Frarda: Human rights rep on spying charges
* BBC Persian: Arrest confirmed

Arrest
* BBC
* AFP

Unconfirmed
Reports about arrest of well-known thinker Ramin Jahanbegloo unconfirmed

First reports
* Radio Farda
* Rooz

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