Homa Hoodfar.
Concordia in the news
Posted on November 3, 2014
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Several media outlets carry an item from The Canadian Press about a small group of Montrealers’s 48-hour hunger strike in solidarity with Homa Hoodfar and other ‘prisoners of conscience in Iran. Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir joined the hunger-strikers: The Montreal Gazette, Le Devoir, Journal Métro, TVA Nouvelles, l’actualiuté, CJAD, Information du Nord Sainte-Agathe, Global News, CTV News Montreal, Express des Sources, le Soleil, World News Report, Le Courrier du Sud, Radio-Canada, La Presse and Brazil Business Today. MSN News, La Presse, Le Journal de Montréal, Le Huffington Post Québec and CBC News Montreal also report on this demonstration. Hoodfar was arrested and has been jailed in Iran since June 6. Hoodfar was chosen by the website Truthdug as Truthdigger of the week. Each week, the site recognizes an individual or group for speaking truth to power.