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Jailed Academics Shown on Iranian TV

Posted Jul 19, 07 4:30 AM CDT in World,  US 

(Newser) – Iranian national TV aired interviews with two American-Iranians being held in Iran's notorious Evin prison under suspicion of being involved in a US-backed plot to stage a revolution. The show, entitled "In the Name of Democracy," juxtaposed the interviews with footage of other popular uprisings—implying that the US has similar plans for Iran.

Haleh Esfandiari, a Woodrow Wilson Center scholar, said her "job was to identify lecturers through contacting Iranians in America or contacting Iranian intellectuals when visiting Iran.  A network of these contacted speech-makers was created ... The main aim was to identify key figures ... and to connect them to the network."  Washington said any broadcast confessions have no legitimacy.

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Kian Tajbakhsh one of two Iranian-Americans detained in Iraq on national security charges appears on Iranian state television Wednesday, July 18, 2007, in a documentary contending he tried to foment...   (Associated Press)
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This undated photo provided by the Open Society shows Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American consultant working for George Soros' Open Society Institute. Iran's judiciary said Tuesday, June 12, 2007 it will...   (Associated Press)
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