More than 70
graduates Iranians have launched a campaign calling for the release of his
friend and colleague, photographer Hammed Saber student, Radio Free
Europe-Radio Liberty reported last month. Saber was arrested on 21 June and
there had been no communication regarding their whereabouts.
It was thought that his arrest was in reaction to photographs he took of protests after the disputed presidential election last year. His photos are published on the websites Flick and Picasa photo sharing under his own name, were published reports in the foreign media, including the first page of the German magazine Deer Spiegel.
Knowing he was a prolific photographer, and had designed software that allowed users to bypass filters that countries like Iran, UAE, China and other countries have introduced Flick.
It was thought that his arrest was in reaction to photographs he took of protests after the disputed presidential election last year. His photos are published on the websites Flick and Picasa photo sharing under his own name, were published reports in the foreign media, including the first page of the German magazine Deer Spiegel.
Knowing he was a prolific photographer, and had designed software that allowed users to bypass filters that countries like Iran, UAE, China and other countries have introduced Flick.
He also published online photos of today jailed student Mohammed Jalaeipour Oxford, as well as several hundred Iranian protesters.
In a statement posted on www.freehamedsaber.blogspot.com, a group of his classmates and professors say that Saber decided not emigrate even had the opportunity because I wanted to work for the freedom of Iran.
They called on the authorities to "respect the ideas of others and create conditions where all people, including experts, can freely play a role in the country's progress." Knowing asked to be given a fair trial.
Iran: prominent scholar sentenced to prison
Emadeddin Bagri, a prominent Iranian scholar, journalist and human rights activist, has been sentenced to one year in prison and a ban on political activity for five years, after a two-year trial for the formation of an organization for the defense of prisoners' rights, Reporters Without Borders reported on July 26.
Bagri was arrested at home in December 2009, the day after major protests in Tehran and other cities during a Shiite religious holiday. He was detained without charge and solitary confinement in Evan Prison and was denied access to medical care, legal representation and family. He was released on bail last month after 180 days in prison.
Bagri is awaiting a second trial brought by the Ministry of Intelligence in relation to allegations surrounding his appearance in an interview with BBC Persian government critic and cleric dead.
He was awarded the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic in 2005 for his campaign to abolish the death penalty in Iran, and was the winner of the 2009 Martin Annals for human rights activists
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