Homa Hoodfar.
Concordia in the news
Posted on July 19, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Numerous media carry continuing coverage of the Homa Hoodfar arrest and detention in Iran: a Canadian Press report on a claim by Amnesty International that Iranian authorities regularly deprive political prisoners of medical care continues to raise concerns about Hoodfar's state of health. The story is picked up by Radio Canada International, TB News Watch, W News Network and is reported also by Saudi Gazette, Stop Fundamentalism and Iran Focus; a Reuters article on the possibly politically motivated arrests of Hoodfar and other dual nationals in Iran is reprised by The Indian Express, Channel News Asia, Euro News, News Bout and Ad-Hoc-News; Hoodfar's detention is mentioned in a Canadian Press story about the return to Canada of Iranian-born artist Parviz Tanavoli, who had previously been barred from leaving Iran. The story is picked up by the Daily Mail (UK), The Express Tribune (Pakistan), CTVnews.ca, Metro News, First Post, The Mississauga News and Sudbury.com; the Canadian Press posts an earlier piece listing Iranian-Canadians, including Hoodfar, who have been detained in Iran; the Canadian Press also reposts its story on the charges brought against Hoodfar by Iranian authorities.