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Then They Came For Me: A Story of Injustice and Survival in Iran's Most Notorious Prison
Maziar Bahari
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Description for Then They Came For Me: A Story of Injustice and Survival in Iran's Most Notorious Prison
Paperback. The gripping story of a UK journalist imprisoned and tortured in Iran and the global campaign for his release Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; BGHA; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
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Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Iran’s contested presidential elections for Newsweek magazine. He thought he’d be returning in just a few days to Paola, his pregnant fiancée. Instead, he was incarcerated under false charges of espionage in Iran’s most notorious prison. His release came four months later, only after a global campaign supported by Hillary Clinton.
While suffering regular beatings, forced confessions, and threats of execution, Bahari draws strength from the experiences of his family in the past: his father was imprisoned by the shah ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851689545
SKU
V9781851689545
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About Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari is an award- winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and human-rights activist. A correspondent for Newsweek from 1998 to 2010, he was born in Tehran, Iran, and immigrated to Canada in 1988 to pursue his studies in film and political science. Bahari’s documentaries have been broadcast on stations around the world, including BBC 1, HBO, and the Discovery Channel. In ... Read more
Reviews for Then They Came For Me: A Story of Injustice and Survival in Iran's Most Notorious Prison
“Then They Came for Me is a unique achievement. It is a story not just of political cruelty (a subject Bahari treats movingly), but also about the two poles of Iranian political culture, bent together in upheaval.”
Guardian
“I really connected to Maziar’s story. It’s a personal story but one with universal appeal about what it means to ... Read more
Guardian
“I really connected to Maziar’s story. It’s a personal story but one with universal appeal about what it means to ... Read more