[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 110 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3133-H3134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WE MUST FREE JAMSHID SHARMAHD

  (Mrs. TORRES of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to demand the 
release and safe return of Jamshid Sharmahd.
  Mr. Sharmahd, a U.S. national and the father of one of my 
constituents, was unlawfully arrested and imprisoned in Iran 3 years 
ago in retaliation for simply doing his job as an independent 
journalist.
  Following a sham trial that was condemned by international human 
rights groups, Mr. Sharmahd was sentenced to death. Mr. Sharmahd was 
convicted in an Iranian court of ``corruption on Earth,'' a nonsense 
charge designed only to imprison and execute political dissidents.
  He deserves to be reunited with his daughter in Ontario, California.
  Mr. Speaker, I call on the State Department and the White House to do

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everything in their power to free Mr. Sharmahd and ensure his safe 
return.

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