Posted on 10/26/2012 8:46:27 PM PDT by paltz
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released the following statement regarding the Iranian government's imprisonment of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and filmmaker Jafar Panahi:
The United States congratulates Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and filmmaker Jafar Panahi for receiving the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. We also wish to congratulate the other finalists, Ales Byalyatski, a recipient of the State Department’s 2011 Human Rights Defender award, Nadezhda Andreyevna Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina.
The work of Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi to uphold human rights and promote freedom of expression represents the desires of all Iranians to exercise their basic rights and freedoms. Unfortunately, they will not be able to enjoy today's recognition. Despite her deteriorating health, Iranian authorities have imprisoned Sotoudeh and sentenced her to six more years in prison. Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and a 20-year ban on filmmaking and travel has been imposed on him. We call on the Iranian government to release Sotoudeh immediately...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Imadinerjacket, “You first!”
OH THE IRONY.
Meanwhile the guy that made that goofy Innocence of Muslims video gets dragged off in the middle of the night.
I have seen 2 movies by Jafar Panahi - White Balloon and Mirror. Both are simple & very interesting movies. Each movie features a kid & it keeps you very engrossed.
That other guy, he get’s out AFTER the election.
Ping.
Really! The treasonous Kenyan should release our OWN jailed filmmaker! After that shameful episode, how anyone in Hollywood could still support the Kenyan is beyond me!
And I'm calling on Hillary Clinton to have the US Government release the jailed filmmaker.
We all know why the Embassy was attacked.
Iran to Hillery “ oohh that rich Beyoach , you arrest someone on trumped up charges of some armature YOUTUBE video “
Why is nobody calling for the release of the jailed us film maker?
Talk about hypocrisy!
Cloward & Piven chaos requires doing what is right abroad and screwing we citizens here. The obvious is frustrating to everyone. The 0bama regime knows this, including Hillary.
Filmmaker swap in the works????...sigh...
Eck a zactly!
Transcript of Hillary blaming the video on 9-13:
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=8283&lang=0
0bastard, Hillbilly and Ricecakes say the problem is movies.
Movies cause terrorist attacks.
Terrorists say "0bama we are all Osama!"
This film hits the theaters Dec. 19th.
Click on pic to see the trailer @ Youtube.
A film by Kathryn Bigelow w/assistance from the 0bama administration.
Lives in Beverly Hills, CA. Net worth $14 million dollars.
Bombs away!!!
are we in the frickin Twilight Zone!?
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