Siamak Namazi

Siamak Namazi (Persian: سیامک نمازی; born September 14 or October 14, 1971[1]) is an Iranian-American businessman. He has been detained in Evin Prison in Iran since October 13, 2015.

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, Baquer and Siamak Namazi were sentenced to 10 years in prison for collaborating with a foreign government.[3][4] CNN reported that according to his legal team, he was the "longest-held Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran."[5] He was released on a brief furlough on October 1, 2022.[6]

Namazi's family is a part of the Bring Our Families Home campaign which advocates to bring home wrongful detainees and hostages. Namazi's image is featured in a 15-foot mural in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) along with other Americans wrongfully detained abroad.[7]

Namazi has strong friendship with NIAC's ex-presedint Trita Parsi.[8][9] They published a paper together named "Iran-Americans: The bridge between two nations" which developed further to establishment of NIAC.[10][11]

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References
  1. "Petition to the United Nations" (PDF). Perseus Strategies. 25 April 2017.
  2. "UN Urged to Take Immediate Action on Namazis". IranWire. 25 April 2017.
  3. "Dual Nationals and Foreigners Held in Iran". U.S. Institute of Peace. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran?". Center for Human Rights in Iran. 7 October 2019.
  5. "American man held in Iran marks 2,000 days in detention". CNN. April 3, 2021.
  6. "At Least 92 Killed In Iran Crackdown On Anti-Hijab Protesters: NGO". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. Turner, Tasha (2022-07-22). "Ottumwa native creates art to bring awareness to American hostages, detainees". KTVO. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  8. "Namazi, NIAC Ringleader – Iran Lobby". iranlobby.net. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  9. "Siamak Namazi Is a Good Man. Iran Should Release Him". NIAC. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  10. Namazi, Siamak; Parsi, Trita (1999). "Iran-Americans: The bridge between two nations" (PDF). DAPIA Conference.
  11. "Parsi/Namazi Lobbying Plan – Iran Lobby". iranlobby.net. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
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