USG Defends Haleh

After many days of silence, the US government finally spoke out on Tuesday against the absurd charges lodged by the Iranian government against imprisoned Iranian-American academic Haleh Esfandiari.

Robin Wright has more, noting that Haleh is considered the "gold standard" with regard to academic scholarship.

The Ibn Khaldun Center for Human Rights of Cairo and a Kuwaiti organization have contributed to a Free Haleh website.