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Friday, June 22, 2007

From: international-bounces@jomhouri.com [mailto:international-bounces@jomhouri.com] On Behalf Of international@jomhouri.comSent: 18 June 2007 20:47To: international-post@jomhouri.comSubject: Action at the UN Plaza in NY on behalf of Haleh Esfandiari and otherdetained Iranian-Americans

Dear friends:Amnesty International is organizing an action/vigil at the DagHammarskjold Plaza at the UN in NY on Wednesday June 27 from 12 to 1pm to protest the detention by the Iranian government of prominentIranian-American scholars Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh,journalist Parnaz Azima and activist Ali Shakeri. All four faceserious charges. Esfandiari, Tajbakhsh and Shakeri remain indetention where they could face ill-treatment. Amnesty Internationalis concerned that Haleh Esfandiari is in solitary confinement at thenotorious Evin Prison in Tehran and her lawyer and family have notbeen allowed to see her. Could you please circulate information aboutthis non-political human rights rally on June 27 to as many people aspossible? Thank you.Best wishes,Elise AuerbachAIUSA Iran country specialistAmerican Institute of Indian Studies1130 E. 59th StreetChicago, IL 60637773-702-8638http://www.indiastudies.org

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