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Article: VOA NEWS: FILM HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN IRAN

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February 9, 2006
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Deborah Block

A recent documentary film focuses on the lack of human rights in Iran. "A Few Simple Shots - a Documentary on Human Rights Violations in Iran" was produced by independent Iranian filmmaker, Joseph Akrami. Several years ago, he says, he was forced to flee Iran because of his growing opposition to the Islamic government. VOA's Deborah Block spoke to him about his reasons for making the film.

Through first-hand accounts in Persian and English by Iranians who say they were tortured for their beliefs, filmmaker Joseph Akrami chronicles human rights abuses by Iran's Islamic fundamentalist government."I was caught and arrested ...

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