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This Is America

A promissory note not yet paid

Campaign Literature

Displaying Trudeau's charm and empathy—which might not be enough

Yadi Sharifirad

Yadi Sharifirad was a colonel and squadron commander fighter pilot in the Iranian Air Force in the 1970s and ’80s. After being imprisoned and tortured, he eventually escaped Iran with his family and now lives in Vancouver.

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Yadi Sharifirad

Escape to Turkey

An Iranian father places his teenage son in the hands of smugglers. June 2010