Iran: contacts

UPDATE


Shadi Sadr and Mahmoubeh Abbasgollizadeh have been released.
Their families had to pay huge amounts of bail (Euro200.000).





Shahram Jazayeri has been arrested by Interpol in a not specified country near the Persian Gulf.
February 20, the for multiple corruption and fraud convicted criminal escaped during transport.
He has been returned to Tehran prison.



Nasser Zarafshan, a Iranian humanrights defender and lawyer who represented families of political activists murdered by personnel of the Ministry of Intelligence, has been released from prison after serving a five-year term.
In 2002 Zarafshan was sentenced to prison and lashes on charges of "disseminating state secrets" and "possession of firearm and alcohol."
Humanrights organizations and many activists in Iran and groups outside Iran condemned his arrest and imprisonment and had called for the unconditional release of Zarafshan.
To Radio Farda he told that he has the same stand and position he had before and not only his, but public opinion, people, and society were aware that the whole issue was fabricated.



Kurdish activist Hossein Forohideh has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in Oroumiej. Four months ago he was arrested and since then there has not been any contact until last week March 14, when his mother was allowed to visit him.
Prisonauthorities announced that he was due to be executed.
The same day the verdict was published and it said he was to be executed March 16.
In an update it said that the execution seems to be postponed.
The reason for his arrest is his communications with 'Anti-Regime Political Organizations' outside of Iran.



In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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