ABC Lateline, 7 April 2010. Sheikh Mansour Leghaei’s opponents finally come out into the open and face the cameras. A group calling themsleves the Iranian Action Coalition claimed to have new evidence linking Sheikh Mansour to human rights abuses in Iran. When pushed though they were unwiling (or unable) to produce anything.

Other major articles published recently include:

• Sally Neighbour’s less than helpful article about the Repression of Iranian students in Australia.
• Afshin Nikouseresht – the person interviewed for the above article – writes about inaccuries in Sally Neighbour’s report.
• Mike Carlton uses Sheikh Mansour as an example of the Bumbling Activities of ASIO.
• Joel Gibson also writes in the Sydney Morning Herald about the Dark Side of ASIO.
• A great article appears in The National coming from an Interview with Sheikh and Father Dave by the BBC.

March 2010 – the Australian TV media reports on the Save the Sheikh campaign.

ABC Lateline breaks the story March 8, follow by both Seven and Ten News on March 9.

Channel 7, March 11th, 2010

Channel 10, March 11th, 2010

ABC Lateline, March 8, 2010 (the transcript)

Other major media pick up the story:

The Australian, March 10, 2010: “Sheik in last-ditch bid to stay here“

ABC News, March 9, 2010: “Peace-making sheikh on verge of deportation“

The Australian, March 14, 2010: “Muslim Cleric hard to replace”