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Zia Nabavi

This Man is in Exile for 10 Years...For That?

Maryam Nayeb Yazdi | Posted 02.20.2013 | Canada
Read More: Exile, Student Activism, Education, Iran Human Rights, Human Rights, Prison, Iran, Zia Nabavi, Iranian Regime, Islamic Republic, Advocacy, Political Prisoner, Canada News
Maryam Nayeb Yazdi

Today marks Zia Nabavi's 29th birthday. This is the fourth consecutive birthday the university student activist is spending in prison. He was arrested at a relative's house on June 15, 2009, following his participation in a peaceful post-election protest. He's been trapped in prison since then.

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How Iran's Student Movement Has Shaped Democracy

Maryam Nayeb Yazdi | Posted 02.06.2013 | Canada
Read More: Student Day, Majid Tavakoli, Khamenei, Green Movement, Student Movement, Bahareh Hedayat, 16 Azar, Iran, Zia Nabavi, Rafsanjani, Dictatorship, Khatami, Ahmadinejad, Iranian Students, Canada News
Maryam Nayeb Yazdi

On this day in 2009 I and a few other online activists worked an intense and thrilling 16 hours to publish live updates on Persian2English about mass opposition student protests in Iran. It was National Student Day, or as the Iranians call it, 16 Azar. This year the lunar calendar caused 16 Azar to fall a day earlier, but there were no signs of opposition protests in Iran yesterday.

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