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Urgent Action: Iran Call to save the life of lawyer Houtan Kian and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 2 March 2011

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Urgent Action: Iran Call to save the life of lawyer Houtan Kian and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 2 March 2011 The Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced Houtan Kian, the lawyer of Iran stoning case Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, to death by hanging. He had received four consecutive death sentences. Three were revoked; the fourth has been [...]

January 29 global day of action In support of political prisoners and against execution in Iran; The list of 38 events

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Many organizations and individuals have announced their serious concern about public executions and intensification of executions in Iran. Saturday 29th January 2011, has been declared as a day of global protest against executions and in defense of political prisoners in Iran. Updated list of 38 events AFGHANISTAN Kabul, Herat, Mazarsharif & Kandahar Date: Saturday, January [...]

The Islamic Regime of Iran is to execute two young men for homosexuality by stoning

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According to the news we have received Ayub and Mosleh, 20 and 21 years old, are in danger of execution by stoning in the city of Piranshahr in the province of Kurdistan. The two young men are currently imprisoned in the city of Orumieh. They have been accused of having and filming homosexual relations. Pictures [...]

People of the World It is time to Act

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Let’s Bring an End to Executions Free all Political Prisoners in Iran The history of the Islamic regime of Iran is known to many; it is a history of darkness and suppression; This is a regime of: · Imposition of sexual apartheid · Public lashing, torture and executions of its opponents and prisoners · Imposition [...]

Sajjad is Freed, and Pleads for Clemency in His Mother’s Case

*PR 115* January 1, 2011 *Sajjad is Freed, and Pleads for Clemency in His Mother’s Case* *Sakineh, Houtan and the Two German Journalists Should Be Released Immediately* According to the news that has been disseminated by different media outlets, the son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, who was released on bail from Tabriz prison, [...]

َA visual report on demonstrations on December 28 against executions in Iran – will be updated shortly

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List of Demonstrations for the week of protest (Dec 27 – Jan 3)

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The week of protest December 27, 2010 to January 3, 2011 In protest against the Cnntence of execution of Habib Latifi For freedom of his family and all other arrestees in the city of Sanandaj For the release of all political prisoners and For abolishment of capital punishment in Iran The demonstrations below have been [...]

Week of Protest

Call for Demonstrations against the Execution Sentence of Habibollah Latifi and the Arrest of His Family * * *Week of Protest* *December 27, 2010 to January 3, 2011* The International Committee against Executions is calling for a week of demonstrations, from December 27, 2010 to January 3, 2011, to protest against the execution sentence of [...]

Islamic Judiciary Apparatus Prepares to Stone a Man and a Woman in Orumiya

December 23, 2010 * * *Islamic Judiciary Apparatus Prepares to Stone a Man and a Woman in Orumiya* Once again, the judicial murder apparatus of the Islamic Republic is preparing to stone a woman and a man to death. According to the news disseminated by HRANA, Sarieh (Sarimeh) Ebaadi, 31 years old and mother of [...]

Iran Withholds Medical Treatment as Form of Torture; Political Prisoners Face Deadly Conditions

*ICAE Press Release: * * * *Iran Withholds Medical Treatment as Form of Torture; Political Prisoners Face Deadly Conditions* * * A large and growing number of political prisoners in Iran face a deadly form of torture under the Islamic Republic regime: the withholding of medical treatment for serious health conditions. The International Committee against [...]

Regarding Reza Sharifi Bookani and other Political Prisoners in Iran

December 22, 2010 TO ALL THE FREE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: *Regarding Reza Sharifi Bookani and other Political Prisoners in Iran* The International Committee Against Execution would like to draw your attention to the condition of Reza Sharifi, a political prisoner in Iran. Reza has been sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic of Iran. [...]

The Islamic Republic is preparing to kill political prisoner Habibollah Latifi

*December 24, 2010* *The Islamic Republic is preparing to kill political prisoner Habibollah Latifi * *in Sanandaj Prison * The Islamic Republic has informed Habibollah Latifi’s lawyer that his execution sentence will be served on Sunday December 26. Habibollah too has been informed and moved to solitary confinement. Agents of the Islamic Republic arrested Habibollah [...]

A call for an independent board of jurists to visit Iran to examine Ashtiani case

*PR No. 110* 10 December 2010 * * *A call for an independent board of jurists to visit Iran to examine Ashtiani case* On 8 December 2010 a delegation from the International Committees against Stoning and Execution met with European parliament and commission officials to empower an independent board of jurists to examine the court [...]

Press Release 110: A call for an independent board of jurists to visit Iran to examine Ashtiani case

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10 December 2010 On 8 December 2010 a delegation from the International Committees against Stoning and Execution met with European parliament and commission officials to empower an independent board of jurists to examine the court documents pertaining to the Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani case and interview Ms Ashtiani, her son, lawyer and others. The delegation consisted [...]

Press Release 109: The television charade of the Islamic Republic of Iran against Sakineh and Sajjad is condemned

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10 December 2010 Sakineh, Sajjad, Houtan and the two German journalists must be immediately and unconditionally released The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced that it will again broadcast ‘interviews’ with Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and her son, Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, via its English language station, Press TV, today, on 10 December, International Human Rights Day.  Press [...]

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