Iran Releases Iranian-American Academic

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Iran Releases Iranian-American Academic

Thursday September 20, 2007 9:01 PM

By NASSER KARIMI

Associated Press Writer

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has released an Iranian-
American democracy scholar who spent four months in
prison - the third time in recent weeks Tehran has set
free dual citizens it accuses of trying to stir up a
revolution.

Kian Tajbakhsh, an urban planning consultant with the
Soros Foundation's Open Society Institute, was
released late Wednesday, Iran's official news agency,
IRNA, reported Thursday.

He was one of four Iranian-Americans charged with
endangering national security - an accusation they
and their employers denied.

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IRNA reported that Tajbakhsh was released from Evin
prison on bail of about $110,000, but he would not be
allowed to leave Iran unless a judge grants him
permission.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6937021,00.html

[superkia]

1. Wow! they dont just throw them in a cage somewhere and waterboard them?