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		<title>American detainee Kian Tajbakhsh&#8217;s family and friends deny ludicrous charges lodged in 4th Iranian Revolutionary Court show trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family and friends of Iranian American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh vehemently deny the ludicrous charges being lodged against him today in the 4th of a series of Revolutionary Court show trials. Kian has spent nearly 50 days in illegal captivity in an undisclosed location and without access to a lawyer. He was forced under duress to make statements [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Family and friends of Iranian American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh vehemently deny the ludicrous charges being lodged against him today in the 4th of a series of Revolutionary Court show trials. Kian has spent nearly 50 days in illegal captivity in an undisclosed location and without access to a lawyer. He was forced under duress to make statements in the context of the first Revolutionary Court show trial held earlier this month.</p>
<p>The baffling charges being lodged in court today linking Kian together with high-ranking Iranian reformists purportedly plotting to overthrow the regime with foreign support are entirely baseless. Kian is not a member of the Iranian reformist movement and has had no involvement whatsoever in pre- or post-election unrest. According to Iranian state news and <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_14" target="_blank">as reported by the Associated Press</a>, after the court prosecutor read out charges against the defendants including espionage, contact with foreign elements and acting against national security, Kian was reported to have emphasized that &#8220;<em>since I&#8217;ve had no contacts with any headquarters inside and outside the country, I have no evidence to prove foreign interference</em>.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>خانواده و دوستان کیان تاجبخش اتهامات بی اساس چهارمین دادگاه نمایشی را رد میکنند</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[خانواده و دوستان کیان تاجبخش جامعه شناس ومحقق ایرانی- امریکایی به شدت اتهامات بی اساسی را که چهارمین دادگاه نمایشی به او وارد کرده رد میکنند. کیان 50 روز است که در زندان انفرادی در محلی نا معلوم و بدون دسترسی به وکیل گرفتار است. دستگیر کنندگان کیان در یک ماه اخیر از طریق وارد [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: right;">خانواده و دوستان کیان تاجبخش جامعه شناس ومحقق ایرانی- امریکایی  به شدت اتهامات بی اساسی را که  چهارمین دادگاه نمایشی به او وارد کرده  رد میکنند.  کیان 50 روز است که در زندان انفرادی در محلی نا معلوم و بدون دسترسی به وکیل گرفتار است.   دستگیر کنندگان کیان در یک ماه اخیر از طریق وارد کردن فشار او را مجبور به ابراز بیاناتی  در دادگاه های نمایشی کردند.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">اتهامات مبهوت کننده ای که  روز سه شنبه سوم شهریور در چهارمین جلسه دادگاه نمایشی قرانت شد کیان را به بالا ترین مقامات رفرمیست  و توطعه  بر اندازی مربوط میکند. این اتهامات  کاملا بی اساس اند. کیان عضو جریانات رفرمیستی ایران نیست و به هیچ وجه دخالتی در جریانات اعتراضی قبل و بعد از انتخابات اخیر ایران نداشته است.  اسوشیتد پرس در نقل گرارش خبر گزاری رسمی ایران اعلام کرد که  بعد از قراعت کیفر خواست  در چهارمین دادگاه نمایشی و محکوم کردن مدافعین به جاسوسی,  تماس با شخسیت های خارجی و اقدامات بر علیه امنیت کشور,  کیان  تاکید کرد  &#8221; از آنجایی که من ارتباطی با مراکز سیاسی داخل و خارج از کشور نداشته ام هیچ نشانه ای مبنی بر دخالت خارجی نمی بینم.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>خانواده کیان تاجبخش به شدت اتهامات محاکمه نمایشی را رد میکندFarsi translation of public statement by Kian&#8217;s family and friends vehemently denying charges lodged against him in mass show trial covered by Iranian news</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[خانواده کیان تاجبخش به شدت اتهامات محاکمه نمایشی را رد میکند دکنر کیان تاجبخش یکی از متهمان محاکمه نمایشی است که هم اکنون در ایران در جریان است. دکتر تاجبخش در ساعت 9 شب 18 تیر &#8211; 9 جولای &#8211; در مقابل همسر و دختر خرد سالش دستگیر شد و تا کنون در محل نا [...]]]></description>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; direction: rtl; text-align: right;" dir="rtl"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="FA">دکنر کیان تاجبخش یکی از متهمان محاکمه نمایشی<span> </span>است که هم اکنون در ایران در جریان است. دکتر تاجبخش<span> </span>در ساعت 9 شب<span> </span>18 تیر &#8211; 9 جولای &#8211; در مقابل همسر و دختر خرد سالش دستگیر شد و تا کنون در محل نا معلومی و بدون دسترسی به وکیل مدافع</span><span dir="ltr">,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="FA"> خانواده و دوستان زندانی است. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; direction: rtl; text-align: right;" dir="rtl"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="FA">دستکیری دکتر تاجبخش اولین بار توسط تلویزیون رسمی و انگلیسی زبان جمهوری اسلامی – پرس تی وی – در روز 22 تیر -<span> </span>13 جولای -<span> </span>4 روز بعد از بازداشتش اعلام شد.<span> </span>در این خبر اتهام وی همکاری با حسین رسام<span> </span>رئیس بخش امنیت سیاسی سفارت انگلیس در تهران اعلام شد. حسین رسام اکنون با دادن وثیقه مالی آزاد شده. </span></p>
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		<title>American&#8217;s family fears Iranian show trial(Source: Associated Press)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press just posted an article by Desmond Butler based on the statement by family and friends that was issued yesterday, as published here by ABC News, for example: &#8220;WASHINGTON - The family and associates of an Iranian-American scholar under arrest in Iran say they are worried that the Islamic Republic is preparing to bring [...]]]></description>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">The Associated Press just posted an article by Desmond Butler based on the statement by family and friends that was issued yesterday, as published here by ABC News, for example:</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">&#8220;WASHINGTON - The family and associates of an Iranian-American scholar under arrest in Iran say they are worried that the Islamic Republic is preparing to bring him before a show trial.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Iranian state-run Press TV has reported that Kian Tajbakhsh was arrested last week for working with a local employee of the British Embassy, Hossein Rassam, who also is being held in Tehran. Iran has accused other countries, especially the United States and Britain, of provoking unrest and protests that followed disputed June 12 presidential elections.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Family and friends of Tajbakhsh deny the charges and in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press by <span>Pamela</span> <span>Kilpadi</span>, a researcher who has been working on a book with Tajbakhsh, expressed fear he may be facing torture in Iranian captivity.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">&#8220;We are concerned that Kian is being held in an attempt by the Iranian authorities to obtain forced statements from him to use in a televised show trial,&#8221; the statement says. &#8220;Such statements are repeatedly extracted under conditions of torture for the sole purpose of staging televised show trials in an attempt to deceive the Iranian public.&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">The statement was also posted on a Web site the family and associates have organized to draw attention to his captivity.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Iran accuses Rassam of playing a &#8220;key role&#8221; in guiding British diplomats during the protests, according to the state-run TV. His arrest has sparked a showdown with European Union countries, which are insisting on his release.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">The U.S. government has called Tajbakhsh&#8217;s arrest unjust and said he should be released.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">Tajbakhsh, a social scientist and urban planner, spent four months in prison in 2007, charged along with three other Iranian-Americans with endangering national security.</span></p>
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[<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8107328" target="_blank">Link to article</a>] <br />[also translated and republished in Persian media]</span></p>
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		<title>Family and Friends of Detained Iranian American Scholar Kian Tajbakhsh Strongly Deny Accusations by Iranian Authorities and Denounce Iran&#8217;s Use of Forced Statements by Political Prisoners</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Iran’s first official acknowledgment of Kian’s arrest on July 9, Iranian Press TV reported on Monday that “Iranian authorities detained Tajbakhsh on grounds of cooperating with Hossein Rassam, the head of the security and political division of the British Embassy in Tehran, who is also in custody over post-election turmoil.” These false accusations are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Iran’s first official acknowledgment of Kian’s arrest on July 9, <a href="http://www.presstv.com/classic/detail.aspx?id=100610&amp;sectionid=351020101" target="_blank">Iranian Press TV reported on Monday</a> that “Iranian authorities detained Tajbakhsh on grounds of cooperating with Hossein Rassam, the head of the security and political division of the British Embassy in Tehran, who is also in custody over post-election turmoil.”</p>
<p>These false accusations are entirely groundless. Those who know Kian understand that his persecution by Iranian authorities is not only tragic but ironic—as a social scientist and urban planner he has always sought political neutrality in an effort to bridge cultural divides and honor his much-loved homeland. His work is a valued asset that the Government of Iran <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106585568" target="_blank">should seek to protect</a>.</p>
<p>The Iranian state television report on Kian’s arrest also notes that “Iran blames foreign powers, the US and Britain in particular, for what it calls interference in its internal affairs and post-vote disturbances, which have claimed the lives of at least 20 people.”</p>
<p>We are concerned that Kian is being held in an attempt by the Iranian authorities to obtain forced statements from him to use in a televised show trial. It is exceedingly important that we all strongly denounce Iran’s serial practice of extracting forced statements from political prisoners. Such statements are repeatedly extracted under conditions of torture for the sole purpose of staging televised show trials in an attempt to deceive the Iranian public.</p>
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