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"What is happening in the streets of Syria will surely make the Iranian regime realize that a similar struggle may resume once again in Iran and it has clearly intensified the regime's fears," said Payam Akhavan, co-founder of Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.

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"The right-wing hardliners set the framework that Muslims are a backwards, evil, anti-American group, then the liberals say that some of the Muslims are nice, some of them don't oppress their women," explains Raed Jarrar in an interview with him and Niki Akhavan in the FPIF special focus on Islamophobia.

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She was joined by Payam Akhavan, a McGill University law professor and former legal adviser to the International Criminal Tribunals on Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.

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Among other winning performances, Akhavan portrays a passionate museum director in the city of Mosul; Zabryna Guevara is his shy, stubborn bride; and James Rana brings gravitas to the role of a persecuted Iraqi bookseller.

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Professor Akhavan teaches and researches in the areas of public international law, international criminal law and transitional justice, with a particular interest in human rights and multiculturalism, war crimes prosecutions, UN reform and the prevention of genocide.

Bangladesh Government should use the expertise of Professor Payam Akhavan on War Crimes. 2008

While Professor Akhavan is in Dhaka, before he leaves town, the best thing would be if the Dhaka Reporters Unity arranges a Meet The Press event dedicated to the War Crimes issue.

Bangladesh Government should use the expertise of Professor Payam Akhavan on War Crimes. 2008

Professor Akhavan was the first Legal Advisor to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and played a key role in the development of its foundational jurisprudence.

Bangladesh Government should use the expertise of Professor Payam Akhavan on War Crimes. 2008

"In Iran in 2009 there was a case of a woman rumoured to be killed by submerging her in acid," said Akhavan, who monitors human rights in Iran.

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"In Iran in 2009 there was a case of a woman rumoured to be killed by submerging her in acid," said Akhavan, who monitors human rights in Iran.

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Akhavan said the biggest drop in demand was in January this year, and since then the market has appeared to stabilize.

Reuters: Press Release 2011