Thursday, June 30, 2005

Where is Farshid Faraji?

Farshid Faraji, an independent Iranian cameraman, who was arrested by the American military forces in Iraq,� is missing. Faraji, who entered Iraq on May 2nd 2005 with valid visa and proper documents to complete the filming of the documentary, �In Search of Cyrus, the Great,� does not appear on the Red Cross list.
While the Red Cross has registered the arrest of Koroush Kar, the producer of the film, there is no information available about Farshid Faraji�s whereabouts. After shooting scenes in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey, Faraji and Kar entered Iraq, in order to film the historical site of Babylon, but lost contact with their families after the first week of entering Iraq.
Koroush Kar contacted his family and notified them that the he and Faraji were arrested on May 19th, 2005. Farshid Faraji�s family, who is gravely concerned about his safety, has not been able to find any information about Farshid from the Red Cross and the Iranian authorities. Iranian filmmakers and advocacy groups are putting pressure on the Iranian government to take appropriate steps to find Farshid Faraji.

We need the help of human rights groups and international advocacy organizations in asking the United States government to provide Fashid�s family with information about their son�s arrest. We believe that while Farshid is being interrogated, his family has the right to know about his status and his whereabouts.Thank you,People who are concerned about Farshid Faraji and his family.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Bible says:
Where the Spirit of God is there is freedom!
Hans Penner
hanspenner@gmx.de

7:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Any one can claim that they are only film makers with no political motives for entering Iraq. That doesn't mean they don't have a political agenda. If we Americans detained him we probably had a reason to question his motives for being in Iraq. However, do you know if he was actually detained by US forces?

2:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ask amnesty international for help!

7:59 AM  

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