Karroubi visits family of imprisoned journalist

GVF -- Chairman of the National Trust Party Mahdi Karroubi has met with the family of imprisoned writer, Mohammad Nourizad.

During the meeting Karroubi expressed hope that Nourizad would be freed along with other prisoners. The latests developments regarding his case were discussed during the meeting.

Nourizad is a former writer for the radical pro-government newspaper Keyhan and had become critical towards the country's leaders in the months following the rigged June 2009 election.