Published 2 years ago

Mahnaz Alizadeh, betrayed by human smugglers, is vindicated

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Mahnaz Alizadeh paid Reza Sahami US$12,000 to help her get to Canada. He gave her a fake passport and convinced her to use it to travel to Brazil. They were both arrested and charged with human smuggling, along with six other Iranians. She ended up spending 49 days in a prison in the jungle town of Rio Branco.

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Mahnaz Alizadeh, betrayed by human smugglers, is vindicated

Her attempts to reach Canada left her in a Brazilian prison. A court there has finally cleared her name and convicted a Canadian-Iranian man of human trafficking.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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