UPDATE 10/28/09: GOOD NEWS EVERYONE ! FREE AT LAST!
On October 17, the Iranian Regime let Maziar out on bail almost as suddenly as it had arrested him, and with almost as little explanation. Through his months of solitary confinement, he had never once been allowed to see a lawyer, although he was pushed in front of governement TV cameras to confess that he had inadvertenly helped to promote a "velvet revolution" against the Islamic Republic. Then, last week, just days after he walked out of Evin Prison, the regime allowed Maziar to fly to London to join his wife as she waited in the hospital to give birth after several complications. Although he is some 25 pounds lighter than when he went to prison 4 months ago, he otherwise appears in good health.  Maziar says he takes great consolation in all that was done to free him. "I was humbled by such overwhelming solidarity among my colleagues, friends, and even strangers, who all worked so hard to save me", Maziar says. Maziar was not forgotten. Not one of the 118 days he spent in prison. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 25 Iranian Journalists remain behind bars, along with countless other prisoners. We cannot forget them either.

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Mazair Bahari, 42, is a Canadian-Iranian journalist and film director that has been held captive in Tehran's Evin Prison without access to his family or a lawyer. He is a NEWSWEEK reporter, filmmaker, playwright, author, artist, and since June 21, 2009, prisoner. Nearly 300 writers, reporters, and filmmakers from more than 60 countries around the world, including several Nobel Prize winners, have put their names to petitions calling upon the Iranian government to release him. Join this diverse group of people as a testament to Mazair, and to the value of his work. Do your part, sign the petition, invite people, spread awareness, and help these innocent prisoners. The U.S. AND Iranian governments WILL hear our plea.