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Family of elderly U.K. man imprisoned in Iran press for his release
http://www.foreigndesknews.com/world/middle-east/bring-grandpa-home-family-of-elderly-u-k-man-imprisoned-in-iran-press-for-his-release/ ^ | 11/2/15 | Lisa Daftari

Posted on 11/02/2015 3:31:20 PM PST by Fali_G

An elderly man from the United Kingdom has been held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison for the last four years on charges of spying, according to his family, who is pushing for his release based on concern about his age and health.

Kamal Foroughi, an engineer by training, was working as a consultant in the capital city of Tehran for the Malaysian national oil and gas company Petronas when Iranian authorities took him into custody in May 2011, taking him from his apartment without any warrant for his arrest, according to his family.

"My dad is 76-years-old and gets no visitors. He is probably the oldest and loneliest prisoner in Iran," his son, Kamran Foroughi, said in an interview with The Foreign Desk.

(Excerpt) Read more at foreigndesknews.com ...


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KEYWORDS: energy; europeanunion; evinprison; humanrights; iran; israel; kamalforoughi; lebanon; malaysia; methane; nato; nuclear; opec; petroleum; petronas; unitedkingdom; usa; waronterror
More Iran behaving badly
1 posted on 11/02/2015 3:31:20 PM PST by Fali_G
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To: Fali_G

That’s treason!!

The prisoners in Iran and their proxy wars have no bearing on the nuke deal, Nor Should They!!

Said the blond ditz with glasses who got a promotion.


2 posted on 11/02/2015 3:34:15 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

Let’s withold their 250 billion dollar check! Hmm what would Trump do?


3 posted on 11/02/2015 3:48:53 PM PST by Boardwalk
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To: Boardwalk

he’s invest it for America and in a few years it would knock off 1 trillion of the debt!!!

Now you have me flustered again.

I am Cruz first, Trump second, but boy could he probably dent that deficit.


4 posted on 11/02/2015 3:52:42 PM PST by dp0622
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To: Fali_G

He should try drinking Gasoline . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmnUayaQyBk


5 posted on 11/02/2015 5:20:17 PM PST by soycd
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To: Fali_G

Nothing short of storming the prison with armed men is gonna free Iranian prisoners.


6 posted on 11/02/2015 6:21:26 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Fali_G

Would you please quit posting everything in Front Page?


7 posted on 11/02/2015 6:30:13 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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