Article: Last of Shiraz 13 released by Iranians

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Headline: Last of Shiraz 13 released by Iranians Byline: MELISSA RADLER Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 02

Wednesday, October 30, 2002 -- NEW YORK - The last Iranian Jews among a group of 13 jailed three years ago in Shiraz on charges of spying for Israel were released two days ago, a spokesman for an Iranian Jewish group in the US said yesterday.

"We are able to disclose at this time that there are no Jewish prisoners left in Shiraz," said the spokesman for the Council of Iranian American Jewish Organizations, Pooya Dayanim.

According to Dayanim, the five remaining prisoners were released on an indefinite furlough, sparking concerns that they could be ...

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