{"id":366,"date":"2016-09-02T00:59:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T23:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=366"},"modified":"2016-09-02T00:59:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T23:59:40","slug":"jailed-canada-academic-in-poor-health-says-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codir.net\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"Jailed Canada Academic In Poor Health, Says Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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posted by Morning Star<\/b><\/a> in World<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A CANADIAN-IRANIAN professor jailed in Iran since June has recently been hospitalised and cannot walk, according to her family.<\/p>\n

Homa Hoodfar, who has rare neurological disease myasthenia gravis, was arrested on June 6 while visiting Iran for personal and research purposes and has since been held in solitary confinement.<\/p>\n

She was charged with collaborating with a hostile government against national security and with conducting propaganda against the state, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.<\/p>\n

Her niece Amanda Ghahremani said authorities were \u201cnot prioritising her health and do not intend to respect Homa\u2019s due process rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Human rights campaign group the Committee for Defence of the Iranian People\u2019s Rights (Codir) has urged Ms Hoodfar\u2019s release and a petition has attracted 4,600 signatures from academics.<\/p>\n

Codir assistant general secretary Jamshid Ahmadi said Ms Hoodfar was being used as a \u201cbargaining chip.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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