Iranian-American Amir Hekmati, 29, was arrested in August 2011, his family says, and convicted of spying for the CIA, a charge his relatives and the United States deny. His family says he was detained while visiting his grandmother in Tehran. Amir went through all proper channels before his trip to visit his grandmother in Tehran. He was sentenced to death in March 2012 which was nullified.After being placed in solitary confinement for 16 months he went on an unsuccessful hunger strike.His father is also suffering from terminal brain cancer. We demand that the President of The United States of America secure his release.
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