shuttered for what appears to be one of the country s largest general strikes in decades. i spoke earlier about the situation and around with human rights attorney and the director of the strategic s litigation project for the atlantic council thank you so much for joining us. i want to start with this troubling news from iran this week. iran executing its first prisoner, allegedly convicted of a crime committed during the protests. what is your understanding of what happened and your reaction to this disturbing news? well, the disturbing thing is that this is only going to be the first of what will be, it looks like, more than a dozen executions or more. because there are a lot of other young man, 20, 21, 22 year olds, who are facing the same charges that he was facing. and so, we are very concerned about that. and in the case there, the
i spoke earlier about the situation and around with human rights attorney and the director of the strategic s litigation project for the atlantic council thank you so much for joining us. i want to start with this troubling news from iran this week. iran executing its first prisoner, allegedly convicted of a crime committed during the protests. what is your understanding of what happened and your reaction to this disturbing news? well, the disturbing thing is that this is only going to be the first of what will be, it looks like, more than a dozen executions or more. because there are a lot of other young man, 20, 21, 22 year olds, who are facing the same charges that he was facing. and so, we are very concerned about that. and in the case there, the family was told to remain silent. they said that authorities told them that he would be released if that was the case. and then, they found out that he was executed. and there was not so much of a notice. he had no counsel of his choos
appeal as angus king. she does not have the support. she does not have the approval numbers back home to back up such a bold move. i mean, i understand someone doing this if they are wildly popular in their state. and they have lots of friends all over the country. but her only friends are lobbyists and fund-raisers for special interests. and i don t think that is really going to earn her this, you know, great reputation as this maverick in the mold of john mccain. i think she is just basically alienating everyone right now. and the future she sees for herself is not necessarily realistic. all right, panel, please the ground. we have a lot more to discuss with you later on in the hour. later, on the iranian government, escalating its crackdown against protesters. but the iranian people are still fighting back. my conversation with human rights attorney after the break. ter the break. prevents heartburn acid for twice as long as pepcid. get all-day and all-night heartburn acid preve
i think that is her gave it right now. but she does not have the same appeal as angus king. she does not have the support. she does not have the approval numbers back home to back up such a bold move. i mean, i understand someone doing this if they are wildly popular in their state. and they have lots of friends all over the country. but her only friends are lobbyists and fund-raisers for special interests. and i don t think that is really going to earn her this, you know, great reputation as this maverick in the mold of john mccain. i think she is just basically alienating everyone right now. and the future she sees for herself is not necessarily realistic. all right, panel, please the ground. we have a lot more to discuss with you later on in the hour. later, on the iranian government, escalating its crackdown against protesters. but the iranian people are still fighting back. my conversation with human rights attorney after the break.
Baquer Namazi, an American citizen and former U.N. official wrongfully held in Iran for more than six years, has been allowed to travel abroad to seek medical treatment. His son has been released from prison on a temporary furlough but still cannot leave Iran. Jared Genser, a human rights attorney and pro-bono counsel for the Namazi family, joined Amna Nawaz to discuss.