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OSI Statement on the Sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh

Date:
October 20, 2009
Contact:
Laura Silber
lsilber@sorosny.org
1-212-548-0640

The Open Society Institute is dismayed by the unjust imprisonment and draconian sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh. We call for his immediate release.

Dr. Tajbakhsh was a consultant for the Open Society Institute from 2004 to May 2007. He is a valued expert on public health, humanitarian assistance, and urban planning initiatives in Iran. Though he discontinued his service for OSI, we remain deeply concerned about his well-being.

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