Freed Iranian doctors say Amnesty International campaign gave them hope

Headline Title: Freed Iranian doctors thank Amnesty International 18 November 2011 Iranian doctors Arash and Kamiar Alaei, imprisoned for their internationally renowned work on HIV/AIDs, were at a low point when they heard of Amnesty International’s campaign to free them.It was the autumn of 2008 and, after four months of interrogation or solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin prison, they feared they had been forgotten. The brothers - now free and recently reunited - said the news of the campaign by Amnesty International and others gave them hope.This week they wrote to thank…

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