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Iranian-American Scholar Accused Of 'Security' Crimes
May 15, 2007
Haleh Esfandiari (file photo) (usip.com)
Judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi said the investigation into Haleh Esfandiari's case was ongoing.
Esfandiari, the director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center's Middle East Program in Washington. was taken to Tehran's Evin prison on May 8 after being barred from leaving the country four months ago.
(AFP, Reuters)