AP Interview: Adviser says Iran failed detained US resident
(WorldNews Iran)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A top adviser to Iran`s president on human rights said that the government `failed` to help a U.S. permanent resident imprisoned over spying allegations that she personally invited to the country for a conference. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Shahindokht Molaverdi acknowledged the limits a civilian government faces when challenging the actions of the judiciary in the Islamic Republic, especially when dealing with cases involving the imprisonment of foreigners and activists. She cited the case of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born internet freedom advocate living in the U.S., who she invited to a conference in September 2015. The hard-line Revolutionary...