Archive for December, 2010
Latifi’s Lawyer Inside Larijani’s Office Requests Clemency And Postponement Of Execution
Nemat Ahmadi, lawyer of Kurdish student Habibollah Latifi, who has been sentenced to death, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he is presently at the Head of the Judiciary’s office to deliver a letter addressed to Sadegh Larijani, requesting clemency for his client, as well as objecting to the way this case has been reviewed. Ahmadi said he is hoping to receive a reply by 5:00 p.m. today. Earlier, Latifi’s other lawyer had reported that his execution will be carried out on Sunday. Nemat Ahmadi said that the Head of the Judiciary’s office has been cooperative and he really hopes that the letters and applications will receive positive actions.
Habibollah Latifi’s Family Make Last Effort To Save Him From Execution
Niece of Habibollah Latifi, a university student whose execution is scheduled to take place on Sunday, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Latifi’s entire family and his lawyer have gone to Sanandaj Prosecutor’s Office to request a stay of execution. “The family is not well at all. Everyone has gone to the Prosecutor’s Office to see if anything could be done. According to his lawyer, the only thing that could be done now is to request a re-trial. This request will legally prevent the execution, and direct the case for further review to the Supreme Court,” she told the Campaign.
Halt Imminent Execution of Kurdish Student Habibollah Latifi
Habibollah Latifi’s lawyer, Saleh Nikbakht, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been served with his client’s execution orders and the Kurdish university student will be hung on Sunday, 26 December. Habibollah Latifi is a university student from Kurdistan who has been sentenced to death on charge of Moharebeh, enmity [...]
With “Deep Concern” For Iran Rights Situation, Resolution Passes 78 For, 45 Against
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday expressing deep concern about widespread violations of human rights in Iran, where government officials target human rights lawyers and direct the suppression of government critics. Seventy-eight countries voted for the resolution, forty-five against, while fifty-nine countries abstained.
Panahi’s Lawyer Concerned About Severe, Disproportionate Sentence
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Farideh Gheirat, filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s lawyer, shared her reaction to Panahi’s sentence. “I consider this sentence extremely heavy, and I will definitely object to it in the allotted deadline, requesting an appeal…This sentence is too severe and the truth is that it does not correspond with his actions. I wish and hope that the sentence would change in the next stage at the appeals court,” she told the Campaign.
Sotoudeh’s Deteriorating Health Ends Hunger Strike; Interrogators Tell Lawyer They Control Her Trial Outcome
Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, discussed her latest situation during an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “She called me fifteen minutes ago and we talked. The news about her transfer to the prison infirmary was accurate. She told me today that her condition deteriorated on Wednesday and she had to be taken to the infirmary. It seems her condition became very dangerous on Thursday, and she was forced to break her hunger strike. To tell you the truth, she couldn’t explain very well what had happened, because our children listen to our [telephone] conversations, too. She told me ‘I broke my strike because of my deteriorating health. I’ll see what happens now. I have to remember my children and not make decisions just for myself,’” said Reza Khandan.
Ebadi: “Javad Larijani Does Not Understand Human Rights And Cannot Fill This Position”
Shirin Ebadi and six other women’s rights activists will hold a sit-in in front of the United Nations in Geneva to protest the dangerous situation of Nasrin Sotoudeh, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the Iranian Judiciary has lost its independence and has become a tool in the hands of security forces. Ms. Ebadi criticized Mohammad Javad Larijani’s statements interpreting the efforts of human rights activists as “human rights wars,” she said: ” Those who use vocabulary such as “confront,” “contention,” and “war” about human rights, who that they have fundamentally missed the meaning of human rights. This individual cannot fill such a position within the Judiciary, unless this position has been given to him as gift because of his family relation to the Head of the Judiciary.”
Jafar Panahi Sentenced To Six Years In Prison, Banned From Making Films For 20 Years
According to a Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), film director Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison and 20 years’ ban from making films, writing any type of screen play, and traveling abroad by Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Courts. Another Iranian film director, Mohammad Rasoulof, was also sentenced to six years in prison.
Authorities Refuse Furlough For Student Activist After Eight Months In Prison
Amin Ahmadian, husband of student activist and prisoner of conscience Bahareh Hedayat told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has not been allowed to have in-person visits with his wife for the past eight months and despite repeated appeals to judicial authorities, he has not yet received any replies to his requests. He also said that Bahareh Hedayat has developed gallstones in prison and she will likely need surgery.
Ahmad Ghabel’s Wife: “He Is Not Guilty, He Will Criticize The Regime Again If Necessary”
Marzieh Pasdar, wife of the religious thinker Ahmed Ghabel, talked to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the sentence issued for him last week. “In our opinion, Mr. Ghabel is not guilty and the amount of time he has already spent in prison has been against the law and Sharia. We have higher expectations from the Islamic Republic, a more reasonable and more humane behavior,” she said. Ahmad Ghabel’s trial court convened while the defendant was in his cell. Several times, Ahmad Ghabbel had protested the “inappropriate” behavior of the [prison] officers during body searches while being transferred to court, and had asked not to be brought to the court anymore because of it.
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