1. Since 2007, Memarian has taught training courses for journalists at the International Center for Journalists and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting among other media organizations.
11 Facts About Omid Memarian
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Omid Memarian was awarded the Golden pen at the National Press Festival in Iran in 2001.
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Omid Memarian has been blogging since 2002, in English and Persian, and has written for Iranian daily newspapers such as Hayat-e No, Yas-e-no, Vaqaye-e Ettefaqiyeh and Sharq.
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Omid Memarian is well known for his regular news analysis columns and blogs in English and Persian.
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Omid Memarian was the editor of Volunteer Actors Quarterly, which dealt with civil society issues.
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In 2004, Omid Memarian attempted to attend a conference on Iranian civil society in New York.
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Omid Memarian had obtained a US visa, but en route to Frankfurt, US authorities refused to allow him to board his flight, saying he was on a No Fly List.
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Omid Memarian was arrested a few days after his return to Tehran.
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On 10 October 2004, Omid Memarian was arrested on the orders of the Tehran Prosecutor's Office's Ninth Chamber.
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Omid Memarian has described his imprisonment and the interrogator's process of extracting a confession from him in interviews with National Public Radio.
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Omid Memarian has had op-ed pieces published in New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Time.