Canadian 'relief' at journalist's release by IranCanada expressed "great relief" Saturday following an Iranian announcement that Tehran had freed Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was arrested during post-election protests in June. "It is with great relief that we welcome the release of Maziar Bahari from prison in Iran," Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. Minister Lawrence Cannon Lawrence Cannon, PC, MP (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Québec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Quebec lieutenant. Geneology Cannon is the son of government lawyer Louis Cannon and Quebec television broadcast pioneer Rosemary "Posie" Power, and said in a statement. "The government of Canada The Government of Canada is the federal government of Canada. The powers and structure of the federal government are set out in the Constitution of Canada. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" (or "federal government") refers broadly to the cabinet of the day and shares in the joy of Mr. Bahari's family, friends, colleagues, and countrymen and hope that he will soon be able to join his wife for the birth of their first child," he added. The semi-official Iranian news agency ILNA ILNA Iranian Labor News Agency ILNA Illinois Numismatic Association ILNA Indian Languages Newspapers Association ILNA International and Local Network Association ILNA Inspector Led Neighbourhood Area (UK) reported that Bahari had been freed from the notorious Evin prison Evin Prison (زندان اوین) is a prison in Iran, located in the north of Tehran [1]. It is notorious for its political prisoners' wing, from before the 1979 Iranian Revolution and since. after paying bail worth three billion rials (300,000 dollars), citing Tehran's prosecution office. The report said Bahari was arrested and charged with propagating against the regime by sending false election reports, disrupting public order by participating in illegal gatherings, and holding classified documents. The Iranian-born Canadian journalist with Newsweek magazine has lived in Iran for 10 years. Iran does not recognize his Canadian citizenship. The ministry said the Canadian government has been "steadfast" in pressing for his safe release since his arrest in June. While in Istanbul in August of this year, Cannon met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to call for Bahari's release. 
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