Dorothy Parvaz
Journalist, Person
1971 –
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Who is Dorothy Parvaz?
Homa Dorothy Parvaz is an Al Jazeera journalist.
Parvaz entered Syria at Damascus on Friday, April 29, 2011, to cover the Syrian protests and was not heard from for the next nineteen days. After it was reported that she was missing, campaigns were formed on Twitter and Facebook to press the Syrian government to free her. Syria revealed that Parvaz had been deported to Iran. On May 18, 2011, Dorothy was released by Iranian authorities.
Born in Iran, she holds passports from Iran, Canada, and the United States.
She joined Al Jazeera in 2010.
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- Born
- 1971
Tehran - Profession
- Education
- University of Arizona
- University of British Columbia
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on July 23, 2013
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