Homa Hoodfar.
Concordia in the news
Posted on July 22, 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:
- Coverage of the arrest and detention in Iran of Homa Hoodfar continues: Several more media mention that Lawyers Without Borders Canada and the Barreau du Québec have offered to collaborate with Hoodfar’s family and friends to help secure her release: CBC News Montreal, Radio-Canada International (French), Radio-Canada International (Spanish) and Droit-Inc. The two organizations issued a joint press-release issued earlier this week, expressing concerns that Hoodfar’s family and lawyer have not been able to contact since her arrest in Iran on June 6. Le Devoir reprises an opinion piece from the Women's Committee of the Quebec branch of Poets, Essayists, Novelists (PEN) International, condemning Hoodfar’s arrest and demanding her immediate release. The piece originally appeared in La Presse + and Le Soleil. Jadaliyya features a link to a petition demanding Hoodfar’s release, signed by academics including professors Leila Ahmed, Noam Chomsky, and Richard Falk.