Siamak Namazi
Siamak Namazi (Persian: سیامک نمازی; born September 14, 1971[1]) is an Iranian-American businessman. He has been detained in Iran since October 13, 2015 in Evin Prison. On February 22, 2016, Iranian authorities arrested Baquer Namazi, the father of Siamak, when he arrived in the country to visit his son.[2] On October 18, 2016, Namazi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for collaborating with a foreign government.[3][4] He is currently the "longest-held Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran".[5]
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- ^ "Petition to the United Nations" (PDF). Perseus Strategies. 25 April 2017.
- ^ "UN Urged to Take Immediate Action on Namazis". IranWire. 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Dual Nationals and Foreigners Held in Iran". U.S. Institute of Peace. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran?". Center for Human Rights in Iran. 7 October 2019.
- ^ "American man held in Iran marks 2,000 days in detention". CNN. April 3, 2021.
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