As Iran's election crisis continues, hundreds if not thousands of prisoners remain in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Few of them have faces known to the outside world. Some of them may have protested in the streets. Others were in Mir Hussein Moussavi's inner circle. Still others had nothing to do with either the protests or the opposition. We know very little about all of these prisoners. We may not even know their names.Let me introduce you to one of them. His name is Bijan Khajehpour.Bijan is one of the many prisoners who neither participated in the protests nor had any involvement with the opposition. In fact, he wasn't involved in party politics in any way. He is a self-made man, who built a solid reputation as one of the country's leading economic and political analysts as the founder and CEO of Iran's leading business consultancy, Atieh Bahar Consulting. While the outside world knows Bijan best as a top-notch consultant drawing the attention of multinational and local firms to investment opportunities in the country, his many friends and closest colleagues will tell you about his humanitarian side. ...A diabetic in dire need of his medicine and a strict diet, Bijan's health is now in danger. ...With his German education and work experience as a management consultant in Euro... >>>
Yes, it is beyond terrible.
But something also terrible is that huffington post a few days ago featured the prominent article like this one on Taraneh Mousavi (although not announcing her death or even current whereabouts), which has now been widely accepted as a hoax and to my knowledge have not yet posted either a retraction or explanation. One of the first clues that it was strange was that NIAC didn't pick it up. I am so disappointed by huffington post. I guess I should write to them instead of whining to you about it, and follow my own advice. Okay I will. Another issue is when did NIAC suddenly become one of the foremost human rights advocates for Iran? Well you know when. When did you?
Person | About | Day |
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |