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An Iranian Odyssey: Mossadegh, Oil and the 1953 CIA Coup

Film screening followed by panel discussion chaired by Malu Halasa, with anthropologist and filmmaker Ziba Mir-Hosseini and
filmmaker and editor Simon Ardizzone.

Published: November 18, 2009

When: Thursday, 19. November 2009 6.30pm-8.30pm
Where: London, Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA
Host: Index on Censorship
Contact: (bookings@freewordonline.com / 020 73242 570)
More info: www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/11/6345/

An Iranian Odyssey tells the story of the CIA coup that toppled the government of Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953 and laid
the foundations for the continuing stand-off between Iran and the West.

It is directed by filmmaker and journalist Maziar Bahari, who was detained without charge in Tehran for nearly four months
while he was reporting on the fallout from the elections. He was released on 17 October.

To reserve a place call 020 73242 570 or email bookings@freewordonline.com .

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