Freed Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar arrives in Montreal

MONTREAL – A Canadian-Iranian woman who spent nearly four months in prison in Iran says it is wonderful to be back home.

During a news conference at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport Hoodfar said she is weak and tired after her ordeal and doesn’t plan to return to Iran anytime soon.

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Hoodfar had been detained since June 6 at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on allegations of “dabbling in feminism” and security matters.

Hoodfar, 65, is known for her research on Muslim women in various regions of the world and there have been suggestions Iranian authorities were particularly struck by her research on homosexuality and women’s sexuality in the context of Muslim countries.

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She travelled to Iran in February to see family and do academic research but was arrested in March, just as she was set to return to Montreal. She was released on bail and then rearrested in early June.

Her family had feared the worst in recent weeks, saying her health was deteriorating while in solitary confinement.

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Hoodfar suffers from a neurological condition and recent reports suggested she was “barely able to walk or talk.”

The state-run Oman News Agency published pictures of Hoodfar arriving in Muscat, the Omani capital, on an air force jet, walking under her own power and being greeted by her niece.

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Since Canada has no diplomatic presence in Iran, the governments of Oman, Italy and Switzerland stepped in to help secure her release.

Canada has not had an embassy in Iran since 2012, when the Stephen Harper-led Conservative government cut diplomatic ties over Tehran’s contested nuclear program and other issues.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement earlier this week the Canadian government had “actively” worked for Hoodfar’s release.

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• Freed Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar arrives in Montreal
• ‘When I was in the jet I knew I was free’: Homa Hoodfar
• ‘I think for a while I’ll stay in Montreal’: Homa Hoodfar
• ‘Most wonderful part of release’ was seeing niece: Homa Hoodfar
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Iran does not recognize dual nationalities, meaning those detained cannot receive consular assistance.

Trudeau also recognized “the co-operation of those Iranian authorities” who helped her cause.

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Iran’s state-run news agency, IRNA, reported Monday that Hoodfar had been freed from prison on humanitarian grounds.

Hoodfar’s supporters had pressed diplomats to discuss her case during the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York and Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion met with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of the meeting last Wednesday.