Shahrouz malekpour, the software guy this is how shahrouz was known as at cisco, reflecting his commitment and passion towards building a software led channel gtm. Rally to support canadian resident saeed malekpour. Oct 01, 2015 saeed malekpour, a permanent resident of canada, is facing imminent execution in iran. Iranian prisoner flees shortterm release, arrives in canada. Shahrouz malekpour global business development executive. What awaited saeed was a sixyear ordeal of kidnapping, torture, rigged trials, death sentences, repeals and imprisonment at the hands of irans ruthless. The story of saeed malekpour, is more or less the story of all the unknown political detainees and prisoners in iran who were normal people living everyday lives. My brother saeed malekpour, a canadian resident, is imprisoned in iran on trumped up charges of moderating pornographic websites.
Malekpour had designed photo uploading software, and according to his. In an open letter to world leaders, human rights organizations and the media, the families of six political hostages held in iran are asking for all governments to help secure the release of their loved ones. Supporters fight to save canadian on death row in iran. Aug 04, 2019 saeed malekpour arrived at vancouver international airport on friday evening, having escaped an ongoing prison term in tehran, said a professor who has been involved in his case for years. Please sign this petition calling on canadas prime minister and foreign minister to secure saeed s release by intervening on his behalf to the government of iran. Last week, the iranian supreme court confirmed the death sentence for computer programmer saeed malekpour, whose photography program. Time is running out for a canadian resident on death row in iran. Families of hostages in iran plead for their release. Malekpour, 35, a canadianiranian software engineer, was. Saeed malekpour arrived at vancouver international airport on friday evening, having escaped an ongoing prison term in tehran, said a. Malekpour is also a computer software designer, and his charges are linked to his expertise in that area.
Please sign this petition calling on canadas prime minister and foreign minister to secure saeeds release by intervening on. If he had been able to see the online wave of wellwishers, i am sure he would have been pleased. Saeed malekpour wrote a computer program to upload photos to the internet. The human rights house of iran rahana reports that malekpour, a software designer charged with creating indecent and pornographic websites, is now in imminent danger of being hanged.
Saeed malekpour, an iranianborn web programmer who had permanent resident status in canada, was arrested four years ago and confessed on iranian television that he developed and promoted porn. Malekpour was told his name had been found on software being used on. Iranian programmer saeed malekpour will be celebrating his 40th birthday friday from behind bars, where hes completing his seventh year in prison for creating an open source software program that others used to upload pornographic images to the internet his story is an example of the fear iranian authorities use to control the nations internet space. Amnesty international says officials blamed his software program for.
Malekpour, 35, a canadianiranian software engineer, was facing imminent execution in. Jan 24, 2012 last week, the iranian supreme court confirmed the death sentence for computer programmer saeed malekpour, whose photography program was used without his knowledge, to upload pornography to the. And once made, saeed malekpour knew there would be no turning back. Saeed malekpour was an ordinary immigrant in canada.
He was sentenced to death in iran for allegedly designing and moderating pornographic websites. This site is where i think out loud about my work and try to bring value to others. Maryam malekpour has intensified her campaign to ensure her brother, saeed, is freed from prison in iran. Iranianborn canadian resident returns after 11 years in notorious. Execution of web programmer in iran may be imminent cnn. A fairly diversified experience includes from designing for emerging industry standards like w3c rfc to ensuring compliance with established hardware standards like daisy books for blind. Iranian prisoner flees shortterm release, arrives in. He was fleeing from the country that had held him prisoner for a decade, escaping with just a backpack into one of the most chaotic regions of the world. Malekpour and his family denied he had any knowledge of such a network, and said he had only created imagesharing software that could have been used to upload such images without his knowledge. Iranian programmer saeed malekpour will be celebrating his 40th.
Canadian resident sentenced to death for writing a computer program. Sep 14, 2019 it was a life and death decision that was made in a split second. Production control is a module of the system groups rahkaran erp solution which controls process of production by defining bom, routing, coby products, workcenters, standard values and manufacturing operations as basic data and provide transactions such as production order, confirmation, receipt issue, policy base good movement, scrap calculation for materials and. Campaign for release of saeed malekpour people without nation. We consider the possibility that an adversary could craft code with the intention of causing a misclassification, i.
Supporters demonstrate in quebec, canada, in 2012 for the release of saeed malekpour, 35, a canadianiranian software engineer held hostage in iran since 2008. Saeed moradi technical program manager system group i. In 2004, he and his thenwife, farima eftekhari, emigrated from iran to canada, where he worked as a web designer and computer programmer. Dec 06, 2018 supporters demonstrate in quebec, canada, in 2012 for the release of saeed malekpour, 35, a canadianiranian software engineer held hostage in iran since 2008. Saeed malekpour is still in an iranian prison simply. Campaign for release of saeed malekpour people without. Courtesy of malekpour family saeed malekpour, a permanent resident of canada, traveled to iran over three. But saeed doesnt have access to basic rights, much less twitter. In 2008 saeed malekpour, a permanent resident of canada, was preparing to join a masters program at the university of victoria in british columbia. Victoria man apparently freed after 11 years in iranian prison.
He was 33 when arrested and has now spent almost a decade in prison. Extending authorship analysis techniques to computer programs. I am also calling on you to champion saeed s case and to work for his release from prison and return to canada. Ct dose macro mayo, impact uk ct dosimetry, windose imp, germany, and others inhouse matlabbased software for dual energy data processing and analysis. I am also calling on you to champion saeeds case and to work for his release from prison and return to canada.
Feds vow to fix gap in commercial rentrelief program canada should. According to yazdi, while the physical torture has stopped. Oct 04, 2018 while in detention, saeed malekpour was denied access to his family and legal counsel, repeatedly and brutally beaten, and forced to make a false confession that was extracted under torture. This site is where he thinks out loud about his work and tries to bring value to others. Now 44, malekpour was a web programmer living with his wife in victoria, b.
Saeed malekpour, 36, was convicted on charges he was desecrating and insulting islam. Dartmouths capacity to advance its dual mission of education and research depends upon the full diversity and inclusivity of this community. Saeed malekpour, a permanent resident of canada, is facing imminent execution in iran. Iranian netizen under immedate threat of execution. Saeed malekpour has maintained that the use of this program on other websites was. Yazdi said the group free saeed malekpour is in touch with malekpour s lawyers in iran who provide updates on his case and condition. View the profiles of professionals named saeed malek on linkedin. Jfi uses methods such as documentation of human rights violations, collecting. While in detention, saeed malekpour was denied access to his family and legal counsel, repeatedly and brutally beaten, and forced to make a false confession that was extracted under torture. Iranian authorities claim someone else used the program to. She was warned she would be raped in front of him if she spoke to the media about his case. Malekpour, 44, a canadian permanent resident, was in his mothers home in tehran, savouring his first breath of freedom from the fetid cells of irans feared evin prison.
Malekpour was a canadian web developer who had spent over a decade barely surviving in iranian jail. Saeed malekpour escaped iran while on furlough from prison and. File supporters demonstrate for the release of saeed malekpour, in montreal, quebec, canada, jan. Saeed malekpour the death sentence for saeed malekpour has been forwarded to the enforcement branch of the iranian judiciary. Malekpour has maintained that the software was open source and that he. Saeed malekpour saeed malekpour was born in iran in 1975. According to a report from reporters without borders rsf, saeed malekpour, the 36yearold web and circumvention tool developer who in january was sentenced to death, is now under threat of immedate execution. Saving saeed campaign for release of saeed malekpour. Source code attribution classifiers have recently become powerful. Saeed malekpour, left, poses for a photo with his sister maryam malekpour.
Iranian netizen under immedate threat of execution according to a report from reporters without borders rsf, saeed malekpour, the 36yearold web and circumvention tool developer who in january was sentenced to death, is now under threat of immedate execution. The family of saeed malekpour has reported that his sentence order has been sent to. On june 5, web programmer saeed malekpour will turn 43 behind bars in iran. Last week, the iranian supreme court confirmed the death sentence for computer programmer saeed malekpour, whose photography program was used without his knowledge, to upload pornography to the. Investigate arbitrary arrests in cambodia and iran. After multiple, prolonged periods of solitary confinement in irans notorious evin prison, malekpours trial finally began in november 2010. Yazdi said the group free saeed malekpour is in touch with malekpours lawyers in iran who provide updates on his case and condition. Rally to support canadian resident saeed malekpour, sentenced. Iranianborn canadian resident returns after 11 years in. Feb 18, 2012 malekpour and his family denied he had any knowledge of such a network, and said he had only created imagesharing software that could have been used to upload such images without his knowledge. At the time of his arrest, malekpour was a canadian resident. Saeed malekpour has maintained that the use of this program on other. Sentenced to death for their online activities this is the first time that netizens have been sentenced to death. In october 2008, malekpour visited his dying father in iran.
On january 29, 2012, the iranian farsnews agency, with close ties to the guardians of the revolution, confirmed the sentencing to death of web developer saeed malekpour, a permanent resident of canada, for antigovernment agitation and insulting islam. Saeed is a computer programmer who, while visiting his ailing father in 2008, was arrested by the islamic. Help free a canadian prisoner under torture in iran. Numerous software tools for ct effective dose calculations, including. The 35yearold metallurgy graduate of sharif university, one of irans top universities, has been in prison since september of 2008. Saeed malekpour crossed the border from iran to turkey at night, terrified of capture. Torontoarea man faces death in iran prison cbc news. Saeed malekpour arrived at vancouver international airport on friday evening, having escaped an ongoing prison term in tehran, said a professor who has been involved in his case for years. Malekpour developed an internet photosharing tool that his supporters assert was used without his knowledge for pornographic purposes.
Saeed malekpour escaped iran while on furlough from prison and has returned safely to canada. We must increase diversity, particularly among our faculty and staff. The story of saeed malekpour, is more or less the story of all the unknown political detainees and prisoners in iran. Saeed malekpour, 36, was convicted on charges he was desecrating and insulting islam by running a pornographic website.
Malekpours death sentence challenged by irans academic. Canadian residents death sentence suspended in iran. It was a life and death decision that was made in a split second. While visiting his father in iran, authorities decided to target malekpour for his open source software program that others had used to upload. This will be the 10th birthday he has spent in evin prison.
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