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1 posted on 03/18/2006 5:06:39 AM PST by nuconvert

From another article....

""My views have not changed at all. Jail and pressures never forced me to change my views. Today, I'm more determined to say what I said six years ago," said Ganji, who was on hunger strike for about three months last year and was in solitary confinement for most of his time in prison.

"My imprisonment was unjust and will remain a great injustice forever," he said, drawing applause from his audience."

"Ganji was sentenced to six years prison in 2000 after reporting on murders of five dissidents by Intelligence Ministry agents and became a hero to the country's reformists for standing up to hard-line clerics.

Ganji's wife, Masoumeh Shafiei, was worried about the toll prison had taken on the health of her husband, but she appeared delighted by his return as she handed out sweet drinks to their guests.

"My husband is so weak physically now. He is just 49 kilograms. But I'm happy he is back home," she said. Some of his friends initially had difficulty recognizing him because of the change in his appearance""

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/03/18/1494173-ap.html

2 posted on 03/18/2006 5:12:22 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])

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3 posted on 03/18/2006 5:17:36 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])

Ganji: Norooz Mobarak!

4 posted on 03/18/2006 5:31:46 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])

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5 posted on 03/18/2006 5:39:46 AM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])

6 posted on 03/18/2006 5:43:47 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)

That's news. He's finally out.

8 posted on 03/18/2006 6:38:09 AM PST by Wiz

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9 posted on 03/18/2006 6:38:55 AM PST by Wiz

ABOUT FRIGGEN TIME!!! And look at how thin he is! Nevertheless, considering the regime, I'm thankful that he is out now, and with family and friends. God bless Ganji and all others who understand the true value of FReedom!

Thanks for the ping!

13 posted on 03/18/2006 7:20:36 AM PST by Reborn

Thank God he is free. I hope he can get his full health back because he is certainly needed in Iran.

14 posted on 03/18/2006 7:32:30 AM PST by McGavin999 (I suggest the UAE form a Joint Venture Partnership with Halliburton & Wal-Mart)

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