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Homa Hoodfar - Former Canadian-Iranian detainee

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian-Iranian academic recently from an Iranian prison. Why did a respected anthropologist become an enemy of the state?

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian-Iranian academic recently released after 112 days locked up in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Why did a respected anthropologist become an enemy of the Iranian state?

Reading the political mood inside Iran is notoriously difficult. Since last year's nuclear deal it seemed the relatively moderate President Rouhani was in the ascendancy, but Homa Hoodfar has reason to see things differently.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Dec 2016 00:30GMT

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Role Contributor
Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Homa Hoodfar

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