The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Monday calling for the release of Amir Hekmati and other American political prisoners held in Iran.
Four top former American defense and security official are backing the latest push to have Flint native Amir Hekmati released from prison in Iran.
In a letter to President Barack Obama, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, former National Security Adviser General James Jones and former allied commander in Europe General Joseph
Tom Wickham (GM Communications) talks about unveiling the new Chevrolet Silverado HD and the GMC Sierra HD at the Flint Assembly Plant on Thursday, Congressman Dan Kildee (pictured) talks about efforts to free Flint's Amir Hekmati from an Iranian prison, organizers for the upcoming Jewish Federation sponsored "Daniel Pearl World Music Day" and local efforts to solve the murder of Pablo L
On Monday, a bipartisan coalition of 64 Members of Congress, led by Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), called on Iran to release Amir Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine and Flint, Mich., native, from prison. The Members of Congress – Republicans and Democrats alike – each took photos with “Free Amir” signs calling on President Hassan Rouhani to release Hekmati, who has been unjustly held prisoner for over
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) will give remarks at a benefit dinner being held in support of Amir Hekmati's freedom.
Hekmati is a former Marine and Flint native who has been held in captivity in Iran for nearly two years. Just last month, Kildee sent a letter to U...
Congressman Dan Kildee talks about efforts to get Iran to release Flint native Amir Hekmati and news of the Detroit bankruptcy filing, plus we'll visit with Laurie Johnson (Chief Economist - Natural Resources Defense Council) and musical guest Mike Roland (Mersey Beach) on The Tom Sumner Program Friday July 19 beginning at 3 p...
In what seems like a blink of an eye for most of us, the past two years have been quite a hardship for the Hekmati family. Amir Hekmati, a 29-year old Flint man, has been imprisoned in Iran for almost that long. In 2011 he was incarcerated under suspicion of being an American Spy...