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Support for lawsuit brought against Iranian government before Montreal court
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Publisher:  Reporters without Borders
Date Written:  06/12/09
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

Reporters Without Borders is supporting the lawsuit which Stephan Hashemi has brought against the Islamic Republic of Iran before a Montreal court in an bid to obtain reparation for the detention, torture and death of his mother, photo-journalist Zah

Abstract:  Reporters Without Borders is supporting the lawsuit which Stephan Hashemi has brought against the Islamic Republic of Iran before a Montreal court in an bid to obtain reparation for the detention, torture and death of his mother, photo-journalist Zahra Kazemi, in a Tehran prison in July 2003. Kazemi had Iranian and Canadian dual citizenship and lived in Montreal.

After two years of legal stalling and postponements in February and May of this year, the Quebec province superior court in Montrea...
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