Escape from Iran

Jailed British-Iranian academic sentenced to nine years and three months in prison escaped Iran to the UK while he was awaiting a court appearance.
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Anthropologist Kameel Ahmady fled across the Iranian border. Mr Ahmady is now back in Britain and today he breaks his cover.
He faced multiple allegations and was sentenced in December for “working for a hostile government.” He tells Channel 4 News about his 100 days in solitary confinement, why he “made a decision and escaped” and why he decided to return to Britain.
(By Darius Bazargan)
Seperately to the charges he faced and his subsequent escape, Mr. Ahmady has faced accusations of sexual misconduct in Iran. The Iranian Sociological Association, where he had an affiliation, expelled him last year, citing allegations from female colleagues. Mr Ahmady denies the allegations.
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[@Chris66Mas]

Sorry to hear man. Sadly the West isn’t a save haven either. Look what happened to Julian Assange.

[@praguhbis]

Yes.

[@ll-eb2rt]

Was he randomly kidnapped?

[@Illustraful]

Doesn't take long for a bit of whataboutery from Corbynistas.

[@benbow7]

No more wars for Israel.

[@Illustraful]

And this has what to do with imprisoning and torturing an academic, other than you being a jew hating Corbynista who has no problem with Iran torturing and locking up innocent people?

[@IranianImmortal]

Freedom for northern Ireland. 💪🏻😎

[@ll-eb2rt]

Freedom for Kurdistan from Farsi occupation

[@K55365]

@@ll-eb2rt Freedom for Zazastan from Kurdish occupation

[@ll-eb2rt]

@@K55365 but zazastan is under Turkish occupation

[@K55365]

@@ll-eb2rt Zaza ethnicity and language is being surpressed by Kurds.

[@ll-eb2rt]

@@K55365 how? Both north Kurdistan and zazastan under Turkish occupation. How can kurds oppress them?

[@K55365]

Why Iran is doing this one may ask. Well the reason is that the UK owes Iran 400 million £ in regards to a sale of 1,700 undelivered Chieftain tanks. The UK is refusing to pay despite several international court rulings ordering it to do so.

[@Illustraful]

You can always rely on the left to excuse human rights abuses by countries that have animosity towards the west.

[@K55365]

@@Illustraful I didn't know I was a leftist.

[@hottrendingnews5527]

the same game plays we had before invasion to iraq. these are paid guys. soon they might disappear through assasinations by their masters . remember guys claiming sadam had nuclear weapons some in trailers ?

[@Illustraful]

You're a Corbynista aren't you?

[@ARASHIANAM]

If he had ever been held in an American prison, he would then appreciate Iranian prisons. Google inhumane US prison system. Google cavity check US prisons.

[@ll-eb2rt]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@3nien]

At the mean time, all the East Indians in England are escaping to Canada... Troves of East Indians applying for refugees status to Canada..

[@Claxiux]

Not even Brits want to be in the UK

[@sloppysecondssunak5920]

Definitely not a spy, then ...

[@ikr2377]

A very articulate good looking guy

[@siavashfmir]

Can we talk about Assange? I mean really talk about his savage treatment? I don't like using the phrase "Fake News", but in this case it is. What a load of rubbish. The chap is describing his treatment in prison, entertainment, What? Leave it out. Channel 4, you have picked one side of the story and broadcasting it as propaganda, Next time, get the other side's story.

[@MrDavidJMa]

This guy escaped an oppressive regime who uses people as hostages! How brave have you been lately???

[@debbiecooke1651]

Propaganda!

[@MrDavidJMa]

Your ignorance is astounding. I have lived in Iran, my wife is Iranian. You know nothing about the truth of what goes on there as a result of this oppressive regime. Go there, do what he did if you have any guts. Then see what happens. Or better still engage your tiny brain before opening your mouth.

[@Illustraful]

Let me guess, Debbie. You're a Corbyn supporter.

[@sinapirmeh3940]

The man in this video is a close friend of my family, and your comment is completely ignorant. You don't know what life looks like beyond your screen, "Debbie". Get a grip.

[@Illustraful]

@@sinapirmeh3940 You can't reason with people like Debbie. She's one of those useful idiots who defends any country that has animosity towards the west regardless of how awful their regimes are.

[@gitfoad8032]

Already getting the neurofeedback apophenic ideas of reference to this one from BBC txt.

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

Talk with enemies such as the USA, Israel, and Saudi is stupidity. By the way, Ahmady has not escaped from Iran, he was let to leave when he was freed from prison without an electronic tag and 24hr tracking of his location. If he had escaped the people who paid the bail would have been arrested

[@bcent5758]

Sounds pretty scary over there.

[@shorshhawrami5098]

How you can call yourself a kurd and support Iranian regime??

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

@@shorshhawrami5098 How can you call yourself a Kurd and not be an Iranian? My language and culture and history are Iranian! My homeland is Iran and my name is Iranian but your name is Arabic! Are you Arab/Jew?

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

@@bcent5758 It is not as scary as knife stabbings in London day and night

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

@RC DR3 He can run but he cannot hide! He lives in my neighborhood! We know where he lives and where he works. We know his friends and family

[@springbuiltitall]

His head is massive

[@michaeltayeby6242]

Unfortunately empty.

[@Illustraful]

@@michaeltayeby6242 Hello Corbyn supporter.

[@nassifsamuel55]

I dont think he would have made it out if he was caught for spying in America, hes a lucky guy the Iranian government went easy on him, if hes not just flat out making it all up for attention

[@shorshhawrami5098]

Lucky ? or agreed to help the Iranian regime out?

[@praguhbis]

He is cute, I like him a lot. Bceause of his cuteness.

[@MrMalmir]

Nice propaganda by small Britain

[@ll-eb2rt]

Death to Iranian occupation of Kurdistan. Death to Persian apartheid

[@Illustraful]

Doesn't take long for Jew hating Corbynistas to come out of the woodwork.

[@zeeshaankhan3871]

Get lost

[@zeeshaankhan3871]

Want a punch

[@user-lt5zf4xh7d]

The Iranian regime. Such wonderful people.

[@jollyyeholiver1578]

Yeah I mean Britians treatment of Julian Assange a journalist is soo much more civilised

[@eligoldman9200]

@@jollyyeholiver1578 Julian Assange broke the law and got stuck in the Bolivian embassy until he pissed them off too much and they kicked him out.

[@Iranian.Shia-kurd]

@@eligoldman9200 Julian Assange broke the law? Which law? Journalistic Freedom?

[@shorshhawrami5098]

This is an Iranian intelligence plot to promote negotiation with the regime by releasing him. Iranians execute thousands of people in the jails ! Do. It believe a word from his escape scenario !

[@jollyyeholiver1578]

@@eligoldman9200 he broke no law he missed a court hearing. And served over a year for it which is now finished.

[@marveltimeby7530]

وطن فروش

[@dienetitis8935]

کیر خر مادرجنده کصکش بی همچیز

[@jamaljons2294]

West News propaganda

[@Illustraful]

Is that you, Mr Corbyn?