PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/108/2007
31 August 2007
UA 229/07
Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture
IRAN, Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist
Azerbaijani language rights activist Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi was beaten and detained on 14 May at his home in Tabriz: he was reportedly first held at a Ministry of Intelligence detention centre, then moved on around 1 August to Tabriz’s central prison, where his mother was able to visit him. She told an interviewer from the Voice of America (VOA) Azerbaijani-language radio station that he had been tortured...
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Iran: Ongoing detention of human rights defenders Saleh Kamrani and Said Metinpour
Front Line is deeply concerned of the ongoing detention of the human rights defenders Saleh Kamrani and Sa'id Metinpour who are currently being detained at Section 209 of Evin Prison, Tehran. Saleh Kamrani is a lawyer who represents Iranian Azerbaijanis. Both he and journalist Sa'id Metinpour are active in promoting the rights of the Iranian Azerbaijani community in Iran.>>>>>>
PUBLIC, AI Index: MDE 13/105/2007
23 August 2007
UA 220/07
Prisoner of Conscience/Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Medical concern
IRAN, Saleh Kamrani (m), aged about 35, lawyer and human rights defender
Human rights defender Saleh Kamrani was arrested on 18 August, and is held in Section 209 of Evin Prison in Tehran, run by the Ministry of Intelligence. He is at risk of torture or ill-treatment. He needs regular medication for a heart condition.
Amnesty International believes that he is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely in connection with his legitimate activities as a lawyer and for the peaceful exercise of his internationally recognized rights to freedom of expression and association in support of greater rights for the Iranian Azerbaijani community...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/106/2007
23 August 2007
Further Information on UA 137/07 (MDE 13/068/2007, 7 June 2007) Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN, Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist
Sa’id Metinpour is now known to be held in Section 209 of Evin prison in Tehran, which is run by the Ministry of Intelligence. He has reportedly been tortured, apparently to try to force him to make a videotaped “confession”. He is believed to be held mainly in solitary confinement. According to other detainees, his health is poor as a result of the treatment he has suffered...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/070/2007
7 June 2007
UA 140/07 Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ incommunicado detention
IRAN Mehdi Mohammadpour (m) ]
Hossein Nasiri (also known as Hüseyn Nəsiri) (m) ] Azerbaijani rights activists
Iranian Azerbaijani rights activists Mehdi Mohammadpour and Hossein Nasiri (also known as Hüseyn Nəsiri) are reportedly being detained incommunicado and are consequently at risk of torture or ill-treatment. Both men appear to have been detained in connection with their participation in demonstrations for Azerbaijani linguistic and cultural rights...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/067/2007
07 June 2007
Further Information on UA 61/07 (MDE 13/027/2007, 09 March 2007) Prisoners of conscience/torture
IRAN Esma’il Javadi (m), aged 31, journalist ]
Ebulfezl Alilu (m) ]
Ramin Sadeghi (m) ] Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic
Qahreman Qanbarpour (m) ] rights activists
Adel Allahverdipour (m) ]
Jelil Qanilu, or (new spelling) Ghanilou (m) ]
Safar Ali Kho’ini (m) ]
Ja’far Haqnazari (m) ]
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PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/068/2007
07 June 2007
UA 137/07 Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Sa’id Metinpour (m), Azerbaijani cultural rights activistSa’id Metinpour, an advocate of linguistic and cultural rights for Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity, including their right to be educated in the Azerbaijani Turkic language, has not been seen since 25 May. He may be at risk of torture or ill-treatment. If he is detained, Amnesty International believes that he is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful expression of his beliefs...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/062/2007
30 May 2007
UA 128/07 Death penalty/torture
IRAN Hossein Forouhideh, also known as Khatibi (m), Iraj Naji (m), his cousin
Hossein Forouhideh, an advocate of linguistic and social rights for Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity, is reportedly facing imminent execution.
He has allegedly been tortured. His cousin, Iraj Naji, is in solitary confinement and Amnesty International fears that he may be at risk of torture or ill-treatment.
Hossein Forouhideh, from the Khoy region of Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, was reportedly sentenced to death by Bench One of the Revolutionary Court in the city of Urumiye, in West Azerbaijan province....
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/056/2007
18 May 2007
Further Information on UA 246/06 (MDE 13/128/2006, 28 November 2006) and follow-up (MDE 13/101/2006, 12 September 2006) – Fear for safety/Unfair trial/Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Reza Abbasi (m), human rights defender
Human rights defender Reza Abbasi was released on 16 May, a month before the end of his sentence.
He is a founder member of an organization which has been active in promoting democracy and human rights, ASMEK (Committee for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners), and of the Alumni Association of Iran (Sazman-e Danesh Amukhtegan-e Iran-e Eslami (Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat)...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/037/2007
26 March 2007
Further Information on UA 273/06 (MDE 13/118/2006, 11 October 2006) Arbitrary arrest/ Prisoners of conscience/ Fear of torture and ill-treatment
IRAN Mostafa Evezpoor (m), aged 25 Mohammad Reza Evezpoor (m), aged 15, his brother More than 13 others
Mostafa Evezpoor and his 15-year-old brother Mohammad Reza Evezpoor, both members of the Iranian Azerbaijani community, were released on or around 12 October 2006. They had been detained incommunicado since 21 September. Mostafa Evezpoor remains at liberty despite being convicted of “membership and co-operation with ‘pan-Turkic’ groups”, and spreading “propaganda against the system”...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/027/2007
09 March 2007
UA 61/07 Prisoners of conscience/ torture
IRAN Esma’il Javadi (m), aged 31, journalist ]
Ebulfezl Alilu (m) ]
Ramin Sadeghi (m) ] Azerbaijani cultural and
Qahreman Qanbarpour (m) ] linguistic rights activists
Adel Allahverdipour (m) ]
Jelil Qanilu (m) ]
Safar Ali Kho’ini (m) ]
Ja’far Haqnazari (m) ]
The Iranian Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic rights activists named above were arrested at around the time of peaceful demonstrations marking the 21 February International Mother Language Day, intended to celebrate linguistic diversity.They were arrested in various towns and cities in Iranian Azerbaijan. Amnesty International considers them prisoners of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful expression of their conscientiously held beliefs and their right to freedom of association...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/014/2007
06 February 2007
Further Information on UA 171/06 (MDE 13/067/2006, 16 June 2006) and follow-up (MDE 13/071/2006, 23 June 2006) - Fear for safety / Health concern / Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Saleh Kamrani (m), lawyer and human rights defender, aged about 35Iranian Azerbaijani lawyer and human rights defender, Saleh Kamrani was released on 18 September 2006. He had been held at Section 209 of Evin prison since 14 June 2006 and was subjected to psychological torture as well as denied access to his medication for a heart condition. Five days earlier, on 13 September 2006, he had been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, suspended for five years, under Article 500 of the Islamic Penal Code of Iran which relates to ‘propaganda against the system’...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/013/2007
2 February 2007
Further Information on UA 309/06 (MDE 13/124/2006, 17 November 2006) – Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture
IRAN Asgar Akbarzadeh (name corrected) (m), student, aged about 21
Iranian Azerbaijani student Asgar Akbarzadeh was reportedly released on 21 December on bail of 70 million Rials (over US$7,500) by Branch 14 of the Revolutionary Court in Ardebil. The charges against him are believed to include “propaganda against the system”, which relates to his copying, compiling and distributing leaflets about a demonstration that had been planned for 23 September, the first day of the Iranian academic year, demanding education be delivered in Azerbaijani Turkic. He is also awaiting the verdict in a trial on a separate matter...
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1 February 2007
AI INDEX: MDE 13/012/2007 (Public)
IRAN - APPEAL CASE -Abbas Lisani- Prisoner of Conscience 
Abbas Lisani, aged 39, is an activist for the rights of the Iranian Azerbaijani minority. He has been held in Ardebil Prison since 31 October 2006, when he was arrested by members of the security forces, apparently without a warrant, in violation of Iranian law. He is currently serving two prison sentences: one of 18 months and the other of one year. Abbas Lisani undertook a hunger strike between 1 January and 31 January 2007 in protest at being denied short-term prison leave and at the harassment of his family...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/004/2007
19 January 2007
Further Information on UA 163/06 (MDE 13/063/2006, 08 June 2006) and follow-up (MDE 13/105/2006, 19 September 2006; MDE 13/125/2006 08 November 2006) - Incommunicado detention/Fear of torture/medical concern/prisoner of conscience/fear of flogging
IRAN Abbas Lisani (or Leysanli) (m), activist for Iranian Azerbaijani rights,
His familyPrisoner of conscience Abbas Lisani began a hunger strike on 1 January, apparently in protest at the Ardabil Prison authorities’ refusal to grant him short-term leave, which is commonly granted to Iranian prisoners, and at the harassment of his family. Officials have apparently told him that unless his family stop publicising his case, he will not be granted any prison leave, despite the fact that he needs medical treatment for injuries caused by torture he suffered in 2004. On 13 January 2007 his wife was reportedly allowed to see him in Ardabil Prison to urge him to end his hunger strike, which he refused to do. He apparently looked pale and weak...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/141/2006
21 December 2006
Further Information on UA 257/06 (MDE 13/113/2006, 28 September 2006) Death penalty/stoning
IRAN Parisa (f)
Iran (f)
Khayrieh (f)
Shamameh Ghorbani (also known as Malek) (f)
Kobra Najjar (f), aged 44
Soghra Mola’i (f)
Fatemeh
New name: Abdollah F. (m)
Parisa was released on 5 December, after receiving 99 lashes. The Supreme Court had changed her sentence of execution by stoning to flogging after reviewing the case. In November, the Supreme Court rejected the sentence of stoning against Shamameh Ghorbani (known as Malek). Her case will be sent back to a lower court in the city of Oromieh, West Azerbaijan province, for a retrial. A man, Abdollah F, is now known to be in prison under sentence of execution by stoning. There is no further information about the other women named above...
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Iran, Human rights defender and lawyer - Appeal Case
Saleh Kamrani
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Saleh Kamrani © PrivateSaleh Kamrani, an Iranian Azerbaijani lawyer and human rights defender, was released from Section 209 of Evin prison (which is run by the Ministry of Intelligence) on 18 September 2006. Amnesty International believes that he was detained solely in connection with his activities as a lawyer defending Iranian Azerbaijanis and others and for the peaceful exercise of his internationally recognized rights to freedom of expression and association in support of greater rights for the Iranian Azerbaijani community...
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PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE - APPEAL CASE
Reza Abbasi: Iranian Azerbaijani Human Rights Defender
December 2006 AI INDEX: MDE 13/131/2006Human rights Defender Reza Abbasi is a member of ASMEK (Committee for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners) and of the Alumni Association of Iran (Sazman-e Danesh Amukhtegan-e Iran-e Eslami [Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat]), an organization which has been active in promoting democracy and human rights....
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/128/2006
28 November 2006
Further Information on UA 246/06 (MDE 13/101/2006, 12 September 2006) - Fear for safety/Unfair trial/
possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Reza Abbasi (m), human rights defenderHuman rights defender Reza Abbasi was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in mid-October: six months for “insulting the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran“ and another six months for “propaganda against the system”. He has been held in Zenjan Central Prison since his arrest in June, and has spent at least two months in solitary confinement...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/124/2006
UA 309/06 Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture 17 November 2006
IRAN Asghar Akbarzadeh (m), student, aged about 21
Iranian Azerbaijani Asghar Akbarzadeh is believed to be held incommunicado at an undisclosed location, where he is at risk of torture.
Asghar Akbarzadeh is a chemistry student at the Paymane Noor University of Ardebil. He was reportedly detained on 31 October, while outside the University premises, by plain clothes individuals believed to be officials from the Ministry of Intelligence (Etela’at). Since this time, his family have received no news about him. His mother has reportedly repeatedly gone to Ardebil Court, and the office of the Ministry of Intelligence in Ardebil, seeking news of her son, but the authorities have reportedly refused to confirm his whereabouts, or even that he has been arrested...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/125/2006
08 November 2006
Further Information on UA 163/06 (MDE 13/063/2006, 8 June 2006) and follow-up (MDE 13/105/2006, 19 September 2006) - Incommunicado detention/ Fear of torture/ Medical concern/ Prisoner of conscience New concern: Fear of flogging
IRAN Abbas Lisani (or Leysanli), (m) aged 38, activist
His familyAbbas Lisani, a prominent activist for the rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis, was released on bail on 26 September 2006. He was redetained on 31 October 2006 by security forces, apparently without a warrant, in violation of Iranian law. His detention is apparently related to one of the several prison terms he is currently facing in relation to his participation in annual gatherings and other demonstrations of Iranian Azerbaijanis. He is believed to be held in Section 7 of Tabriz Prison in northwestern Iran. Amnesty International believes him to be a prisoner of conscience, held for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression and of association.....
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/112/2006
27 October 2006
Further Information on UA 219/05 (MDE 13/046/2005, 24 August 2005) and follow-ups (MDE 13/067/2005, 04 November 2005; MDE 13/046/2006, 04 May 2006) - Fear for safety/fear of torture or ill-treatment/unfair trial/possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi (m), aged about 32
Muslim cleric Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi was released from Tabriz prison on 31 August 2006. He had served approximately five months of his one-year prison sentence. Upon his release, Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi thanked Amnesty International and its members for their concern and help.
According to reports, his release was ordered by the Special Court for the Clergy. It is believed that the release is conditional and the authorities have stipulated that if he resumes his activities on behalf of the Iranian Azerbaijani community he will be re-detained in order to serve the remainder of his sentence, and will face new charges. He is also banned from taking up employment...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/118/2006
11 October 2006
UA 273/06 Arbitrary Arrest/ Prisoners of conscience/ Fear of torture and
ill-treatment
IRAN Mostafa Evezpoor (m), aged 25
Mohammad Reza Evezpoor (m), aged 14, his brother More than 13 others
Mostafa Evezpoor and his 14-year-old brother Mohammad Reza Evezpoor, both members of the Iranian Azerbaijani minority, were reportedly arrested on 21September, two days before the start of the new academic year in Iran on 1 Mehr (23 September). Iranian Azerbaijani activists had called for a boycott of the first day of the school year and for demonstrations to be held calling for the right for Iranian Azerbaijani children to be educated in their own language...
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Public Statement
AI Index: MDE 13/108/2006 (Public)
News Service No: 250
25 September 2006
IRAN: Continuing crackdown against peaceful criticsAmnesty International is greatly concerned by new arrests and detentions in Iran targeting human rights activists, minority community activists and others peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and association. Those detained in recent days include Iranian Azerbaijanis advocating a schools boycott and at least 10 people who sought to demonstrate against the imminent execution of four women. Meanwhile, a prominent human rights defender who has been detained without charge or trial for over 100 days has disclosed that he is being subjected to continuous pressure to “repent” by the Iranian authorities...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/105/2006
19 September 2006
Further Information on UA 163/06 (MDE 13/063/2006, 08 June 2006) Incommunicado detention/ Fear of torture/ Medical concern new concern: Prisoner of Conscience
IRAN Abbas Lisani (or Leysani), (m) aged 38, activist
His familyPrisoner of conscience Abbas Lisani is detained in Ardebil Prison in the north-west of Iran. He has received a one-year prison sentence for “spreading anti-government propaganda”, and faces other trials apparently related to his peaceful political and cultural activities on behalf of the Iranian Azerbaijani minority community. He is reportedly in poor health...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/101/2006
12 September 2006
UA 246/06 Fear for safety/ Unfair trial/ Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Reza Abbasi (m), human rights defender Human rights defender Reza Abbasi, a member of the Azeri Turkish minority in Iran (who sometimes refer to themselves as Iranian Azerbaijanis), has been detained in the city of Zenjan in northwestern Iran since 27 June, and is at risk of torture or ill-treatment...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/098/2006
25 August 2006
UA 229/06 Health concern / Torture / Possible Prisoner of Conscience/ Fear for safety
IRAN Ali Khodabakhshi (also known as Elyaz Yekanli) (m), activist, aged about 31
His family
Ali Khodabakhshi (also known as Elyaz Yekanli) is a prominent activist for the cultural, social and political rights of the Azeri Turkish minority in Iran (who also refer to themselves as Iranian Azerbaijanis).
He has been detained without charge since his arrest on 8 June...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/093/2006
17 August 2006
UA 221/06 Incommunicado detention / fear of torture/ possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Mehdi Babaei Ajabshir (known as Oxtay) (m), aged 31, activist 
Mehdi Babaei Ajabshir (known as Oxtay), a prominent Azerbaijani activist, was arrested on 11 July. He is detained incommunicado at an undisclosed location, believed to be either Tabriz prison or a Ministry of Intelligence detention facility in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, where he is at risk of torture. He may be detained on account of his peaceful activities on behalf of the rights of the Azeri-Turkish minority, in which case Amnesty International would consider him a prisoner of conscience...
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URGENT ACTION
Iran: Further information on Arbitrary arrest/ incommunicado detention/ fear for torture and ill-treatment/ possible prisoner of conscience: Saleh Malla Abbasi (m), agricultural engineer
PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/076/2006
30 June 2006
Further Information on UA 115/06 (MDE 13/045/2006, 3 May 2006) Arbitrary arrest/ incommunicado detention/ fear of torture and ill-treatment/ possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Saleh Malla Abbasi (m), aged 53, agricultural engineer
Saleh Malla Abbasi was reportedly released on bail from Tabriz prison in northwestern Iran on 30 May 2006. It is not known if formal charges have been brought against him. During his six weeks in detention, he was not allowed to see a lawyer.
Saleh Malla Abbasi, an activist for the rights of the Azeri Turk minority community in Iran, was arrested on 17 April at his home in the town of Ahar in Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/071/2006
23 June 2006
Further Information on UA 171/06 (MDE 13/067/2006, 16 June 2006 Fear for safety/ Health concern/ Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Saleh Kamrani(m), lawyer and human rights defender, aged about 34
Azeri Turkish lawyer Saleh Kamrani is reportedly held without charge in Evin Prison in Tehran. In an interview on 19 June 2006 on Araz Radio, broadcasting from Sweden, Saleh Kamrani’s wife, Mina Esgeri, said that she had been allowed to meet with her husband in detention on 18 June. He reportedly needs medication for a heart condition. He may be held solely for his work as a lawyer and human rights defender, in which case Amnesty International would consider him a prisoner of conscience...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/068/2006
20 June 2006
Further Information on UA 120/06 (MDE 13/047/2006, 5 May 2006) – Arbitrary arrest/Incommunicado detention/ Torture and ill-treatment
IRAN Mostafa Evezpoor (m), aged 25, member of the Azeri Turk minority community
Mostafa Evezpoor was released from Tabriz prison on 22 May.He had reportedly been arrested at his home in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, on 6 April with his 16-year-old brother Morteza. Their younger brother, 14-year-old Mohammad Reza, had been arrested earlier that day by officials from the Ministry of Intelligence. He had been writing this slogan on the wall: "I am a Turk and my language is Turkish". He was taken to a Ministry of Intelligence facility where he was allegedly severely beaten. He and Morteza spent three days in custody...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/067/2006
16 June 2006
Iran: Fear of “disappearance”/fear for safety/health concern/possible prisoner of conscience:
Saleh Kamrani (m), lawyer and human rights defender, aged about 34Azeri Turkish lawyer Saleh Kamrani is feared to have been abducted by the security forces on 14 June, and to be in unacknowledged detention where he would be at risk of torture. He reportedly needs medication for a heart condition. He may be held solely for his work as a lawyer and human rights defender, in which case Amnesty International would consider him a prisoner ofconscience...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/063/2006
08 June 2006
UA 163/06 Incommunicado detention/Fear of torture/Medical concern
IRAN Abbas Lisani (or Leysanli) (m), aged 38, activist Abbas Lisani, a prominent activist for the rights of Iranian Azeri Turks, was arrested on 3 June and is held at an unknown location, where he is at risk of torture. He may require medical attention for injuries he suffered during a demonstration before he was arrested.
He was arrested at his home in the north-western town of Ardebil. His wife reportedly said that more than 30 plainclothes security officials shot the lock off their door and entered the house without showing any warrant, which is required by law. She said they beat Abbas Lisani in front of her and their two young sons, and insulted her when she asked them not to beat him. Saying they had orders allowing them to shoot him, they handcuffed him and took him away. They also took two mobile phones, CDs, books and a computer...
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UA 151/06 Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture and ill-treatment (Azerbaijani Deteinees)
PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/055/2006
26 May 2006
UA 151/06 Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture and ill-treatment
IRAN
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/046/2006
4 May 2006
Further Information on UA 219/05 (MDE 13/046/2005, 24 August 2005) and follow-up (MDE 13/067/2005, 04 November 2005) - Fear for safety/fear of torture or ill-treatment/unfair trial/possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi, aged about 32 Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi was returned to prison on 26 March 2006 after an appeal against a one-year prison sentence was rejected on 20 February 2006 by Branch 2 of the Special Court for the Clergy.
Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi was reportedly tried in January 2006 by Branch 5 of the Special Court for the Clergy in Tabriz under Articles 19,20,48 and 500 of the Penal Code, Article 42 of the Code of Criminal Procedures and Articles 42 and 48 of the Special Code for the Clergy...
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PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/045/2006
03 May 2006
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UA 115/06 Arbitrary arrest/ incommunicado detention/ fear for torture and ill-treatment/ possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Saleh Malla Abbasi (m) aged 32, agricultural engineer
Saleh Malla Abbasi is being held in incommunicado detention, where he is at risk of torture and ill-treatment. He is a possible prisoner of conscience, who may be detained solely on account of his peaceful activism for the rights of the Azeri Turk minority in Iran...
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02 May 2006
Further Information on UA 86/06 (MDE 13/039/2006, 12 April 2006) Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture and ill-treatment/ possible prisoners of conscience
IRAN Maharam Kamrani (m), medial doctor and editor Ebrahim Rashidi (m), engineer
Maharam Kamrani and Ebrahim Rashidi were released on 18 April, on bail of 30 million Rials each (equivalent to US$3,278). They have been charged with “acting against national security”. They have not yet received a date for their trial...
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05 May 2006
UA 120/06 Arbitrary arrest/ incommunicado detention/ torture and ill-treatment
IRAN Mostafa Evezpoor (m), aged 25, member of the Azeri Turk minority community
Mostafa Evezpoor is detained incommunicado, at an undisclosed location which is believed to be a detention facility run by the Ministry of Intelligence in Tabriz. It is feared that he is being tortured.
According to reports, Mostafa Evezpoor was arrested at his home in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, on 6 April with his 16-year-old brother Morteza. Their younger 14-year-old brother, Mohammad Reza, had been arrested earlier that day by officials from the Ministry of Intelligence, while writing the following slogan on the wall: “I am a Turk and my language is Turkish”. He was taken to a Ministry of Intelligence facility called Bagh Shomal, where he was allegedly severely beaten...
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Public Statement
AI Index: MDE 13/108/2006 (Public)
News Service No: 250
25 September 2006
IRAN: Continuing crackdown against peaceful critics
Amnesty International is greatly concerned by new arrests and detentions in Iran targeting human rights activists, minority community activists and others peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and association. Those detained in recent days include Iranian Azerbaijanis advocating a schools boycott and at least 10 people who sought to demonstrate against the imminent execution of four women. Meanwhile, a prominent human rights defender who has been detained without charge or trial for over 100 days has disclosed that he is being subjected to continuous pressure to “repent” by the Iranian authorities....
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Public Statement
AI Index: MDE 13/133/2006 (Public)
News Service No: 314
6 December 2006
Iran: Amnesty International concerned at increasing censorship
Amnesty International is greatly concerned at the rising tide of censorship in Iran and the government’s continuing harassment of human rights defenders. The blocking of access to Internet sites, closure of newspapers and websites, the banning of books, and arrests and intimidation of journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders who spread the news of human rights violations indicate the Iranian authorities’ continuing and increasing restriction of the right to freedom of expression, including the right to freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas....
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AI Index: MDE 13/074/2006 (Public)
News Service No: 168 29
June 2006
Iran: Authorities should exercise restraint in policing Babek Castle gathering and address human rights violations against Iranian Azeri Turks
As the annual Babek Castle cultural gathering of Iranian Azeri Turks approaches on 30 June 2006, Amnesty International is urging the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint while policing the gathering. In addition, it is calling on the authorities urgently to address increasing human rights violations being committed by Iranian security forces and others against members of Iran’s Azeri Turkish minority (who sometimes refer to themselves as Iranian Azerbaijanis)...
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