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120 to be Released from Iranian Prison

Maziar Bahari, an Iranian Canadian journalist and writer who was held in Iranian prison while he was reporting for Newsweek noted via Facebook on Sunday night the release of a league of prisoners in Iran.

120 to be Released from Iranian Prison

Maziar Bahari, who was held in Iranian prison last year. (http://maziarbahari.com)

Bahari said that there are going to be about 120 people released from Iranian prison.

Bahari’s comments were backed up by reports from some media, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which reports that:

Iranian reports say Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered the release of 100 prisoners convicted of what are described as “security offenses.” The reports say some of those being released were among people who were detained during the unrest that erupted over the disputed 2009 reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_supreme_leader_pardons_100_security_prisoners/24310294.html

 

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Genevieve Belmaker

Genevieve Belmaker is a freelance journalist and contributing editor with The Epoch Times (www.theepochtimes.com). She also contributes to Quill, the magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists and Poynter.org. Her blog on journalism is http://artofreportage.com.

Genevieve has traveled throughout the U.S., Asia, Central America, Israel and the West Bank for reporting assignments, including major investigative reports on the recovery of New Orleans, the encroaching presence of China in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the dangerous import of melamine-contaminated milk into the U.S. and settlement outposts in the West Bank. She regularly reports on issues related to journalism, and the work of journalists.

She holds a BA from the University of Southern California in International Relations, and has been a member of several prominent national and international professional media organizations, including the Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the International Women’s Media Foundation, the New York Press Club, and the Newswomen’s Club of New York. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel with her husband and son.

Areas of Focus:
New Media; Journalism; Culture and Society