https://freerepublic.com/tag/khordadian/ en-us Fri, 26 Jul 2002 01:56:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/722426/posts <p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the 23 years since Iran's Islamic revolution, emigres who made Los Angeles their capital in the West have braved interrogations and detentions to visit the families they left behind.</p> <p>The chance to see loved ones was always worth the risk and the hassle, but that narrow portal between East and West is now in jeopardy of being slammed shut.</p> AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/722426/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jul 2002 01:56:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/691787/posts Iran's most famous male dancer, who lives and performs in Los Angeles, has been jailed on charges of promoting corruption amongst youths during a visit to his home country, a relative said Wednesday. Mohamad Khordadian's dance programs are widely watched by Iranian expatriates and many inside Iran on LA-based, Persian-language satellite television channels. Khordadian, who arrived in the Islamic Republic’s capital earlier this month, was detained and charged by a Tehran court with promoting corruption among youths through his performances, said a relative who spoke on condition of anonymity, according to AP. He added Khordadian was being held in Evin... Al Bawaba, the Middle East News Gateway https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/691787/posts#comment Thu, 30 May 2002 09:17:01 GMT