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April 2016 (2)
Apr 29 2016 5:00PM
Grandpa Kamal: Imprisoned in Iran for five years and counting

By Kamran Foroughi Five years next week. More than 1,800 groundhog days and counting. The wait is endless. How many more days are left? It could be one. It could be as many as the rest of my dad’s life. We all feel dad’s sentence every...

Apr 1 2016 4:00PM
Tweet to secure Bahraini teacher's freedom

Update 4 April 2016: Good news! Today, Mahdi Abu Deeb finally walked free after five unjust years in a Bahraini prison. Thank you so much to everyone who campaigned for his release – your actions, tweets and letters have played a vital...

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