Tahrir Square revolution
Hon. Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, Maikel Nabil is a young Egyptian blogger, one of the early voices of the Tahrir Square revolution. He became the first political prisoner in the post-Mubarak era. He was sentenced by a …
Human Rights Situation in Iran
My question is about Mr. Ghassemi-Shall, who is a Canadian citizen and was arrested on charges of spying in Iran, and Mr. Malekpour, a computer programmer, who is not a Canadian citizen but a permanent resident. Did the committee come to any conclusions about new avenues, different avenues, more effective avenues that we as Canadians can pursue in order to support and assist individuals like Mr. Ghassemi-Shall and Mr. Malekpour and their families who are in these terrible circumstances?
Human Rights Situation in Iran
Madame la présidente, en tant que ministre d’État, je dois notamment m’occuper des services consulaires offerts aux citoyens canadiens qui voyagent et qui vivent à l’étranger. J’aimerais intervenir dans ce débat pour parler des répercussions des conditions en Iran sur les affaires consulaires et sur notre capacité d’aider les gens qui sont aux prises avec d’énormes difficultés dans ce pays.
