Saeed Malekpour was sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly designing and moderating pornographic websites.
13 Facts About Saeed Malekpour
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In December 2012, Saeed Malekpour's lawyer announced that the death sentence had been suspended because Saeed Malekpour had repented for his behavior.
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On 3 August 2019, Saeed Malekpour returned to Canada after escaping Iran through an unknown third country.
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Saeed Malekpour is a graduate of the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, where he earned a degree in metallurgical engineering.
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In Iran, Saeed Malekpour married Fatima Eftekhari whom he met at a chess competition.
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In 2004, Saeed Malekpour went to Canada with his wife to pursue educational opportunities.
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Saeed Malekpour became a permanent resident of Canada and from 2005 worked as a website designer in the country.
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In October 2008, Saeed Malekpour visited his dying father in Iran; he was about to enroll in a master's program at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
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Saeed Malekpour had designed photo uploading software, and according to his supporters, that software was being used without his knowledge for the creation of an adult website.
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Saeed Malekpour has been kept in Iran's Evin prison, and was initially placed for almost a year in solitary confinement without legal representation.
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Saeed Malekpour later retracted the confession in letter sent from inside prison.
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In December 2012, Saeed Malekpour's lawyer announced that the death sentence had been suspended because Saeed Malekpour had "repented for his actions".
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On 3 August 2019, Saeed Malekpour returned to Canada after being released by Iranian authorities on furlough 'a few days ago' and escaped Iran through a third country that is not being revealed.