UA: 51/10 Index: MDE 13/030/2010 Issue Date: 09 March 2010

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Football journalist Abdollah Sadoughi was arrested in the city of Tabriz, north-west Iran, on 18 January, after publishing a poster supporting the city’s Traktor Sazi football team. He is held without charge at Tabriz prison, and is on hunger strike in protest at what he considers to be his baseless detention. He is a prisoner of conscience, held for peacefully expressing his views. [ Lire la suite » ]

FU on UA: 36/10 Index: MDE 13/024/2010 Issue Date: 9 March 2010

Iranian environmental activist and interpreter Mahfarid Mansourian was released on bail on 21 February, after two weeks’ detention. Amnesty International does not know the precise conditions of her release on bail and she may face charge and trial in the future. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 231/09 Index: Iran MDE 13/026/2010

Hengameh Shahidi, a female journalist, was rearrested on 25 February to begin serving a six-year prison sentence. An appeal court upheld her conviction for charges related to her political and journalistic activities. She is held in Evin Prison, Tehran, and Amnesty International considers her to be a prisoner of conscience [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 233/09 Index: MDE 13/027/2010

Dr Mohammad Maleki was released on bail on 1 March 2010. He had spent 191 days detained in Evin Prison, Tehran apparently for his criticism of the conduct of the disputed presidential election in 2009. It is possible that he may still be charged and tried.
He has diabetes, heart problems and prostate cancer, and cannot walk unaided. His family had publicly expressed concern on 20 February that they had not been given permission to visit him for 20 days and that they feared his life was in danger. [ Lire la suite » ]

FU on UA: 30/10 Index: MDE 13/025/2010

Student and women’s rights activist Somayeh Rashidi was released from Evin Prison, Tehran, on 25 February 2010. Amnesty International is not aware of the precise conditions of her release, but she may face charge and trial in the future. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA 347/09 Index: MDE 13/023/2010 Issue Date: 19 February 2010

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A female member of Iranian human rights organization the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) has been released without charge. Three detained CHRR members have told relatives that they are facing pressure during interrogation to accept allegations against them. All those detained remain at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 32/10 Index: MDE 13/018/2010 Issue Date: 05 February 2010

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Human rights defender and journalist Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi was arrested in the west of Iran on 3 February by plainclothes officials believed to be Revolutionary Guards. He is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for his peaceful human rights activities. His family has not been informed of his whereabouts and he is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

FU on UA 347/09 Index: MDE 13/017/2010 Issue Date: 05 February 2010

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Further information on UA: 25/10 Index: MDE 13/014/2010 Issue Date: 02 February 2010

Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Khalaji was released on bail on 1 February, after nearly three weeks in Evin prison in Iran's capital, Tehran. Although not formally charged, he could face criminal charges and trial in the future. Before his arrest, he had criticized the use of violence against peaceful protestors. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 341/09 Index: MDE 13/015/2010 Issue Date: 02 February 2010

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Iranian student leader Majid Tavakkoli, held since 7 December 2009 after a demonstration, has been sentenced to eight years and six months imprisonment after an unfair trial. He is believed to be appealing against his conviction and sentence. He is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression, association and assembly. [ Lire la suite » ]