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In The name Freedom 2009-05-03 On 24 November, prison guards entered Farzad Kamangar’s cell in Section 209 of Tehran’s Evin prison. It is reported that the prison guards beat Farzad Kamangar, threatened him with execution, and took him out of the cell, along with some of his personal belongings. Later that day, another prisoner reported […]
The execution of a Chinese scientist on Friday is the latest in a series of executions that are going against the global trend towards a moratorium on the death penalty. Wo Weihan, a 59-year-old medical scientist who was found guilty of spying for Taiwan, spent 30 minutes with his family on the day before his […]
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 0001 GMT 30 July 2008 Iran: End discrimination against the Kurdish minority Iran’s government is failing in its duty to prevent discrimination and human rights abuses against its Kurdish citizens, particularly women, said Amnesty International in a new report published today. The organization expressed fears that the repression of […]
Iranian authorities intend to execute three Kurdish men accused of opposing state policies. PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/075/2008 […]
