Sunday, June 29, 2025

"Iranians" who have been here 47 years arrested/deported. They never refer to themselves as "Iranians"--they always say Persians.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-immigration-arrests-us-trump-deportations-9a4136657bda3a277125738807848368
One came bc her father was executed by the Shah.
Several supported Aung San Suu Kyi from Burma.
Some came via Teheran after Khomeini returned from Paris in 1979.
I knew then he would pull Iran back to the Middle Ages.
When he died there was pandemonium, his remains almost falling out of coffin as it was airlifted by helicopter.
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Former 1988 activist--US scholar MinZin arrested in China--NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.-7tb.2M_-DNpSDzOv&smid=em-share