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Kurdish Teacher Facing Execution Following Unfair Trial International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran

(۳۱ July 2008) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has sent an open letter to the Head of Iran’s Judiciary , Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, enumerating grave legal flaws in the trial of convicted Kurdish teacher Farzad Kamangar, and appealing for a commutation of his death sentence and an investigation “to ensure justice and protect the integrity […]

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Human Rights Watch Statement

Iran: Kurdish Teacher Tortured, Sentenced to Death (Washington, DC, February 27, 2008) – The Iranian judiciary should revoke the death sentence of Kurdish teacher Farzad Kamangar, Human Rights Watch said today. Kamangar was active in a number of civil society organizations. The authorities should also investigate Kamangar’s allegations that he was tortured in detention, and […]