Maziar Bahari
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Maziar Bahari (Persian: مازیار بهاری; born May 25, 1967) is an Iranian-Canadian[1] journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist.[2] He was a reporter for Newsweek from 1998 to 2011. Bahari was incarcerated by the Iranian government from June 21, 2009 to October 17, 2009,[3][4] and has written a family memoir, Then They Came for Me, a New York Times best seller. His memoir is the basis for Jon Stewart's 2014 film Rosewater. Bahari later founded the IranWire citizen journalism news site, the freedom of expression campaign Journalism Is Not A Crime and the education and public art organization Paint the Change.[5]
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Maziar Bahari | |
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Born | (1967-05-25) May 25, 1967 (age 57) |
Citizenship | Iranian Canadian |
Alma mater | Concordia University |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, journalist |
Spouse | Paola Gourley |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
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