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D Parvaz

Dorothy Parvaz, a reporter for Al Jazeera and a former colleague of mine at the Seattle Post Intelligencer, has been released by Iranian authorities after she was detained in Syria and deported to Iran. Parvaz returned to Doha, Qatar, where she is now based.

Here’s the New York Times on this Happy News and, for quick background, what I wrote when D (as she prefers) first disappeared weeks ago when attempting to enter Syria to report on the protests going on there against the Assad government.

Parvaz’ disappearance in Syria prompted a massive response, on the telephone, to Congress and the Syrian embassy and in various social media. Thousands of people across the world called for her release.

Al Jazeera has also issued a succinct story celebrating her release. I’m sure I’m not the only one awaiting to learn more details from Parvaz about her experience in captivity and the crack-down on free expression (which included cracking down on her) in response to popular protests.

Here is a video interview of D and her story on the experience at Al Jazeera: