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TAKE ACTION! IRANIAN SCHOLAR DETAINED

May 23, 2006

International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) is calling on free expression advocates to write letters urging the immediate release of Ramin Jahanbegloo, an Iranian scholar who has been held incommunicado by authorities in Tehran since 27 April 2006.

Jahanbegloo, who also holds Canadian citizenship, was arrested at Tehran airport on 27 April while on his way to an international conference on Iran.

The reason for his detention remains unclear. Jahanbegloo reportedly criticised the Iranian government in a series of interviews for Canadian, Spanish and French newspapers in recent weeks, WiPC noted. He heads the Department of Contemporary Studies at the independent Cultural Research Bureau in Tehran, and is the author of over 20 books on philosophy and current affairs in Iran.

To write a letter in support of Jahanbegloo, visit: http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/index.php?pid=33&aid=461

Visit these links for more information:

- IFEX: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/74219/
- Blog with Background Details on Jahanbegloo: http://raminj.iranianstudies.ca/
- Jahanbegloo's Personal Website: http://iranproject.info/
- Why Jahanbegloo was Arrested:
http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-irandemocracy/jahanbegloo_3545.jsp