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""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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To: nuconvert

Great news!


17 posted on 03/18/2006 7:02:03 PM PST by Valin (Purple Fingers Rule!)
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