Canada returns Iranian activist to Iran

We must make it easier for pro-western activists to escape Iran or the Iranian people will lose all hope for help from the west. This is a sad chapter in Canadian history.

An Iranian woman deported from Vancouver was arrested within minutes of her return to Tehran, but was released after spending many hours in detention.

Haleh Sahba, 30, now faces charges of leaving Iran illegally.

Sahba lived in the Vancouver area for three years after fleeing her home country, where she had been jailed for defending women's rights.

She told Immigration Canada that she feared for her life if she was forced to return to Iran, but was refused refugee status and deported on Tuesday.

Sahba's family has now sent letters to every MLA in the province asking for their support to win her return to Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

We have an Iranian student who has escaped Iran but still has not found refuge in the west. We must find a way to correct this injustice.

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