Amir Hekmati has been jailed in Iran since August 2011
Amir Hekmati has been imprisoned in Iran since August 2011.
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The family of Amir Hekmati has released a video asking for him to be released from prison in Iran.
The video is on a website created by the Hekmati family to raise awareness about Amir's plight.
Amir Hekmati was arrested by Iranian authorities last August, and accused of being a spy.
Hekmati was sentenced to death in January, but the death sentence was overturned two months later.
He remains incarcerated, and according to the posted video, Hekmati has lost a substantial amount of weight.
Hekmati maintains his innocence, and says he was in Iran to visit family.
His family lives in Flint Township.
Amir graduated high school in Michigan.
