Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you so much for those comments. It's so lovely to hear that. I'm amazed that my book reached the attention of anybody in Canada, so I really appreciate it. Building on what Karim said, Niloufar Bayani is somebody I would absolutely like to mention. She's a Canadian permanent resident, as Karim said.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Sure. I'm sorry. This is a bit scattered. Obviously, if you have more specific questions speaking to any specific subjects, I'd be more than happy to answer them. I just want to say that through my lived experience I can bear witness or testimony to multiple types of human rights abuses perpetrated by the Iranian state and the IRGC to not only innocent Iranians but also to foreigners who get caught up in a hostage-taking business model.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you so much for having me and for your warm welcome this morning. It's very early in the morning here in Australia. You were saying, particularly about the IRGC.... I guess I am a victim of the IRGC myself through my own experiences, but I also witnessed the gross violations of human rights toward Iranian prisoners, toward their own prisoners.