A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari.

Bill Number

SRES 199

Introduced

May 15, 2007

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6143)

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Topics

Americans in foreign countries Arrest Crime and Law Enforcement Detention of persons Government Operations and Politics Immigration International Affairs Iran Middle East and North Africa Passports Reporters and reporting

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Votes

Summary

Condemns the arrest, interrogation, and imprisonment of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari as a deliberately provocative and illegal act.

Deplores Iran's continuing crackdown on journalists and scholars and the dissemination of misinformation regarding their activities.

Demands the release of Dr. Esfandiari and the provision of safe passage out of Iran.

Actions

May 15, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6143)
May 15, 2007

Introduced in Senate

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