Raheleh Amiri
Role at the time: Iranian-born activist quoted in reporting
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Amiri contrasted Tahmasebi’s request for an ordinary life with the experiences of Iranians affected by the Islamic Republic and called for Hashemi’s deportation in the cited report.
“I, and many young Iranians who were shot, tortured, harassed, and killed by the government of the Islamic Republic, also wanted one thing and one thing only: an ordinary life for ourselves in our own country, Iran.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Raheleh Amiri interview about the family’s removal proceedingsInterview quotations attributed to Raheleh Amiri
Why we used this label
Her reported remarks advocate completion of removal, though the source does not show her independently endorsing detention conditions or duration.