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12Jun/09

Dare to be different


Nir Boms and Shayan Arya

Roxana Saberi was finally released from Evin prison and allowed to leave Iran. Although her ordeal may have come to a happy ending, the fate of many other innocent prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran is uncertain.  Among them you will find juveniles, political prisoners and many prisoners of conscience whose only crime is to believe in a different religion other than Shiite Islam. President Obama, himself a symbol of diversity and minority rights, will hopefully not miss their plea as he prepares his notes for engagement with Iran.

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