Iran: basic

July 21 is in Karounprison of Ahvaz a man hanged.
The man, S. H was accused of the smuggle of 990 gram cocain.
source: iranhr.net




Amnesty International and Reporters without Borders made a statement that one year after the disputed elections more than 100 political prisoners are still being held in Iranian jails in inhuman and degrading conditions.
The joint statement says that their most basic rights are being violated, starting with the right to adequate medical treatment.
They urge the Iranian authorities to provide adequate medical treatment as a matter of urgency to the following political prisoners:
Shiva Nazar Ahari, Masoud Bastani, Amir Khosro Dalirsani, Rahim Gholami, Kouhyar Goudarzi, Nader Karimi Jouni, Mansour Ossanlu, Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand, Masoud Lavassani, Mojtaba Lotfi, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Said Matinpour, Abolfazl Abedini, Nasr Hamed Rouhinejad, Issa Saharkhiz, Ali Saremi, Hengameh Shahidi, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Majid Tavakkoli, Behrouz Javid Tehrani, Ahmad Zaidabadi and Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi.
The organisations say that Iran is responsible for the health and safety of any prisoner.
source: amnestyusa.org

The attorney of the three imprisoned American hikers says that he still has not been able to meet with his clients.
Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Joshua Fattal are since July 31, 2009 in Evin Prison.
During this time they have only been able to contact their families once on the telephone and once in person.
They are in solitary confinement and the health of Sarah Shourd is not good as from lack of proper medical care.
source: iranhumanrights.org


Currently there is an AIDS-congress in Vienna.This congress is about ongoing fight against HIV and AIDS.
Two two doctors specializing in prevention and treatment of HIV, Kamiar and Arash Alaei are detained in ward 209 of Evinprison.
6 months ago they were on baseless charges of acting against national interests, also known as plotting velvet revolution, sentenced to respectively 3 and 6 years in prison.
The Alaeibrothers have been instrumental in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in Iran.
source: missionfreeiran.org

A statement of Tehran and Suburbs Vahed Bus Workers Syndicate about increased arrests an exclusions of the members of the syndicate.


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In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
Poster amnesty.nl