SITREP Pod: Free Jamshid Sharmahd, German citizen and US resident held hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy

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In July 2020, Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped in Dubai by agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and taken to Iran where he is being held today. Jamshid is a German citizen and US resident who has lived in California for over 17 years. His life is in imminent danger as he may be sentenced to death and executed any day now.

On this episode, we have the honour of speaking to Gazelle Sharmahd, Jamshid’s daughter once again. She brings us up to speed with what has happened since we last spoke one year ago. We discuss the ongoing revolution in Iran and how this has affected Jamshid’s case.
Gazelle also tells us what the German and U.S. governments need to do better and how NGOs, journalists and the public can help.
If you prefer, you can watch the video version of this interview on YouTube.
For more information on Jamshid Sharmahd, please check out the following:

• Our previous episode: Ep 20
• Free Jamshid Sharmahd website
• Free Jamshid Sharmahd petition
• Gazelle Sharmahd's Twitter account
• Free Jamshid Instagram account
• Social media hashtag: SaveSharmahd

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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Who is Jamshid Sharmahd? (00:02:06)

3. What happened to Jamshid? (00:03:52)

4. Updates since our last episode (00:05:40)

5. Fire in Evin prison last year (00:09:15)

6. Jamshid’s current health condition (00:11:27)

7. Gazelle’s public campaign to free her father (00:14:57)

8. Support from the German and U.S. government (00:16:52)

9. What can the German government do better? (00:18:22)

10. What can the U.S. government do better? (00:22:09)

11. What can NGOs do better? (00:23:42)

12. What can journalists and news outlets do better? (00:27:39)

13. What can members of the public do to help free Jamshid? (00:29:29)