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Fear for safety, fear of torture and other ill-treatment, possible prisoners of conscience of Azerbaijani activists

Date of publication for: Fear for safety, fear of torture and other ill-treatment, possible prisoners of conscience of Azerbaijani activists, is June 6th, 2008June 6th, 2008

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/078/2008
5 June 2008
UA 158/08 Fear for safety / Fear of torture and other ill-treatment / Possible prisoners of conscience
IRAN
Hasan Asadi, (or Hesen Esedi) (m), aged 30 ]
Ali Sadeqi (or, Eli Sediqi) (m), aged 35 ]
Hojjat Tarverdian (m) aged 40 ]
Akbar Hosseinzadeh (m), aged 34 ]
Ahad […]

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Azerbaijani rights activist Reza Daghestani was released on 19 March, on a bail of around 40,000 US dollars

Date of publication for: Azerbaijani rights activist Reza Daghestani was released on 19 March, on a bail of around 40,000 US dollars, is March 27th, 2008March 27th, 2008

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/060/2008
26 March 2008
Further Information on UA 58/08 (MDE 13/040/2008, 6 March 2008) Fear of Torture
IRAN, Reza Daghestani (m), aged 27, Azerbaijani rights activist, student, journalist
Azerbaijani rights activist Reza Daghestani was released on 19 March, on a bail of around 40,000 US dollars.
He had been arrested on 21 February 2008 at his family […]

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IRAN, Abbas Lisani (or Leysani) (m), activist for Iranian Azerbaijani rights

Date of publication for: IRAN, Abbas Lisani (or Leysani) (m), activist for Iranian Azerbaijani rights, is March 19th, 2008March 19th, 2008

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/050/2008
17 March 2008
UA 74/08
Prisoner of conscience/Torture
IRAN, Abbas Lisani (or Leysani) (m), activist for Iranian Azerbaijani rights
Prisoner of conscience Abbas Lisani was moved to a new prison on 6 March so that his flogging sentence can be carried out. He is now in imminent danger of being flogged, which is cruel and inhuman […]

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IRAN, Jelil Ghanilou (m) - Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic right activist

Date of publication for: IRAN, Jelil Ghanilou (m) - Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic right activist, is March 10th, 2008March 10th, 2008

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/045/2008
10 March 2008
Further Information on UA 61/07 (MDE 13/027/2007, 09 March 2007) and follow-up (MDE 13/067/2007, 7 June 2007and MDE 13/035/2008, 7 February 2008) - Prisoners of conscience/Torture
IRAN, Jelil Ghanilou (m) - Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic right activist
Jelil Ghanilou, an Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic right activist, was released on 27 February and […]

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IRAN, Reza Daghestani (m), aged 27, Azerbaijani rights activist, student, journalist

Date of publication for: IRAN, Reza Daghestani (m), aged 27, Azerbaijani rights activist, student, journalist, is March 6th, 2008March 6th, 2008

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/040/2008
6 March 2008
UA 58/08
Fear of Torture
IRAN, Reza Daghestani (m), aged 27, Azerbaijani rights activist, student, journalist
Azerbaijani rights activist Reza Daghestani was arrested on 21 February 2008 at his family’s house in the city of Oroumiye. His house was searched and his computer, CDs, papers and books were confiscated, along with printouts of […]

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Further Information on Jelil Ghanilou and other prisoners of Conscience/Torture in Azerbaijan

Date of publication for: Further Information on Jelil Ghanilou and other prisoners of Conscience/Torture in Azerbaijan, is February 7th, 2008February 7th, 2008

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/035/2008
7 February 2008
Further Information on UA 61/07 (MDE 13/027/2007, 09 March 2007) and follow-up (MDE 13/067/2007, 7 June 2007) – Prisoners of conscience/Torture
IRAN: Jelil Ghanilou (m)]
Released:
Esma’il Javadi (m), aged 31, journalist]
Ebulfezl Alilu (m)]
Ramin Sadeghi (m) ] Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic
Qahreman Qanbarpour (m)] rights activists
Adel Allahverdipour (m)]
Safar Ali Kho’ini (m)]
Ja’far Haqnazari (m)]
All of those […]

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IRAN Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist and Elirza Metinpour (brother)

Date of publication for: IRAN Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist and Elirza Metinpour (brother), is January 31st, 2008January 31st, 2008

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/019/2008
30 January 2008
Further Information on UA 137/07 MDE 13/068/2007, 7 June 2007 and follow-up (MDE 13/106/2007, 23 August 2007) - Concern for safety/Torture, Ill-Treatment
IRAN Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist and Elirza Metinpour (brother)
Sa’id Metinpour was arrested on 25 May 2007, in the north-western city of Zenjan, and is […]

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Urgent Action: Torture/possible prisoners of conscience/medical concern about Behrouz Seferi and his wife Layla Heydari

Date of publication for: Urgent Action: Torture/possible prisoners of conscience/medical concern about Behrouz Seferi and his wife Layla Heydari, is January 31st, 2008January 31st, 2008

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/015/2008
25 January 2008
UA 21/08 Torture/possible prisoners of conscience/medical concern
IRAN
Behrouz Seferi (Safari in Azerbaijani Turkic) (m), Iranian Azerbaijani
Layla Heydari (f), his wife
Iranian Azerbaijani Behrouz Seferi, who has campaigned for Iran’s Azerbaijani minority to be given greater rights to use their mother tongue, is now known to have been detained without charge or […]

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Urgent Action: Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist, Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture

Date of publication for: Urgent Action: Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist, Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture, is August 31st, 2007August 31st, 2007

PUBLIC
AI Index: MDE 13/108/2007
31 August 2007
UA 229/07
Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture
IRAN, Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist
Azerbaijani language rights activist Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi was beaten and detained on 14 May at his home in Tabriz: he was reportedly first […]

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Saleh Kamrani (m), aged about 35, lawyer and human rights defender, Prisoner of Conscience/Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Medical concern

Date of publication for: Saleh Kamrani (m), aged about 35, lawyer and human rights defender, Prisoner of Conscience/Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Medical concern, is August 23rd, 2007August 23rd, 2007

PUBLIC, AI Index: MDE 13/105/2007
23 August 2007
UA 220/07
Prisoner of Conscience/Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Medical concern
IRAN, Saleh Kamrani (m), aged about 35, lawyer and human rights defender
Human rights defender Saleh Kamrani was arrested on 18 August, and is held in Section 209 of Evin Prison in Tehran, run by the Ministry of Intelligence. He is at […]

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Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ Possible prisoner of conscience, Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist

Date of publication for: Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ Possible prisoner of conscience, Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist, is August 23rd, 2007August 23rd, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/106/2007
23 August 2007
Further Information on UA 137/07 (MDE 13/068/2007, 7 June 2007) Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN, Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist
Sa’id Metinpour is now known to be held in Section 209 of Evin prison in Tehran, which is run by the Ministry of […]

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Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ incommunicado detention, Mehdi Mohammadpour (m)

Date of publication for: Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ incommunicado detention, Mehdi Mohammadpour (m), is June 7th, 2007June 7th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/070/2007
7 June 2007
UA 140/07 Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ incommunicado detention
IRAN Mehdi Mohammadpour (m) ]
Hossein Nasiri (also known as Hüseyn Nəsiri) (m) ] Azerbaijani rights activists
Iranian Azerbaijani rights activists Mehdi Mohammadpour and Hossein Nasiri (also known as Hüseyn Nəsiri) are reportedly being detained incommunicado and are consequently at risk of torture or ill-treatment. Both men appear […]

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Further Information on Prisoners of conscience/torture (8 activists)

Date of publication for: Further Information on  Prisoners of conscience/torture (8 activists), is June 7th, 2007June 7th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/067/2007
07 June 2007
Further Information on UA 61/07 (MDE 13/027/2007, 09 March 2007) Prisoners of conscience/torture
IRAN Esma’il Javadi (m), aged 31, journalist ]
Ebulfezl Alilu (m) ]
Ramin Sadeghi (m) ] Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic
Qahreman Qanbarpour (m) ] rights activists
Adel Allahverdipour (m) ]
Jelil Qanilu, or (new spelling) Ghanilou (m) ]
Safar Ali Kho’ini (m) […]

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IRAN Sa’id Metinpour (m), Azerbaijani cultural rights activist

Date of publication for: IRAN     Sa’id Metinpour (m), Azerbaijani cultural rights activist, is June 7th, 2007June 7th, 2007

PUBLIC                                                                                                          AI Index: MDE 13/068/2007        
                                                                                                                                           07 June 2007
 
UA 137/07            Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ possible prisoner of conscience                 
 
IRAN                   Sa’id Metinpour (m), Azerbaijani cultural rights activist

Sa’id Metinpour, an advocate of linguistic and cultural rights for Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity, including their right to be educated in the Azerbaijani Turkic language, has not been seen since […]

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IRAN Hossein Forouhideh, also known as Khatibi (m), Iraj Naji (m), his cousin - Death penalty/torture

Date of publication for: IRAN Hossein Forouhideh, also known as Khatibi (m), Iraj Naji (m), his cousin -  Death penalty/torture, is May 30th, 2007May 30th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/062/2007
30 May 2007
UA 128/07 Death penalty/torture
IRAN Hossein Forouhideh, also known as Khatibi (m), Iraj Naji (m), his cousin
Hossein Forouhideh, an advocate of linguistic and social rights for Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity, is reportedly facing imminent execution.
He has […]

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Iran: Further information on fear for safety/ Unfair trial/ Possible prisoner of conscience: Reza Abbasi (m)

Date of publication for: Iran: Further information on fear for safety/ Unfair trial/ Possible prisoner of conscience: Reza Abbasi (m), is May 20th, 2007May 20th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/056/2007
18 May 2007
Further Information on UA 246/06 (MDE 13/128/2006, 28 November 2006) and follow-up (MDE 13/101/2006, 12 September 2006) – Fear for safety/Unfair trial/Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Reza Abbasi (m), human rights defender
Human rights defender Reza Abbasi was released on 16 May, a month before the end of his sentence.
He is […]

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Arbitrary arrest/ Prisoners of conscience/ Fear of torture and ill-treatment, Mostafa Evezpoor, Mohammad Reza Evezpoor (m), aged 15 and more than 13 others

Date of publication for: Arbitrary arrest/ Prisoners of conscience/ Fear of torture and ill-treatment, Mostafa Evezpoor, Mohammad Reza Evezpoor (m), aged 15 and more than 13 others, is March 27th, 2007March 27th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/037/2007
26 March 2007
Further Information on UA 273/06 (MDE 13/118/2006, 11 October 2006) Arbitrary arrest/ Prisoners of conscience/ Fear of torture and ill-treatment
IRAN Mostafa Evezpoor (m), aged 25
Mohammad Reza Evezpoor (m), aged 15, his brother
More than 13 others
Mostafa Evezpoor and his 15-year-old brother Mohammad Reza Evezpoor, both members of the Iranian Azerbaijani […]

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Prisoners of conscience/torture Ebulfezl Alilu, Ramin Sadeghi, Qahreman Qanbarpour, Adel Allahverdipour, Jelil Qanilu, Safar Ali Kho’ini, Ja’far Haqnazari

Date of publication for: Prisoners of conscience/torture  Ebulfezl Alilu, Ramin Sadeghi, Qahreman Qanbarpour, Adel Allahverdipour, Jelil Qanilu, Safar Ali Kho’ini, Ja’far Haqnazari, is March 9th, 2007March 9th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/027/2007
09 March 2007
UA 61/07 Prisoners of conscience/ torture
IRAN Esma’il Javadi (m), aged 31, journalist ]
Ebulfezl Alilu (m) ]
Ramin Sadeghi (m) ] Azerbaijani cultural and
[…]

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IRAN Saleh Kamrani (m), lawyer and human rights defender, aged about 35

Date of publication for: IRAN Saleh Kamrani (m), lawyer and human rights defender, aged about 35, is February 7th, 2007February 7th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/014/2007
06 February 2007
Further Information on UA 171/06 (MDE 13/067/2006, 16 June 2006) and follow-up (MDE 13/071/2006, 23 June 2006) - Fear for safety / Health concern / Possible prisoner of conscience
IRAN Saleh Kamrani (m), lawyer and human rights defender, aged about 35
Iranian Azerbaijani lawyer and human rights […]

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IRAN Asgar Akbarzadeh (name corrected) (m), student, aged about 21

Date of publication for: IRAN  Asgar Akbarzadeh (name corrected) (m), student, aged about 21, is February 4th, 2007February 4th, 2007

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/013/2007
2 February 2007
Further Information on UA 309/06 (MDE 13/124/2006, 17 November 2006) – Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture
IRAN Asgar Akbarzadeh (name corrected) (m), student, aged about 21
Iranian Azerbaijani student Asgar Akbarzadeh was reportedly released on 21 December on bail of 70 million Rials (over US$7,500) by […]

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  • IRAN, Abbas Lisani (or Leysani) (m), activist for Iranian Azerbaijani rights
  • IRAN, Jelil Ghanilou (m) - Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic right activist
  • IRAN, Reza Daghestani (m), aged 27, Azerbaijani rights activist, student, journalist
  • Further Information on Jelil Ghanilou and other prisoners of Conscience/Torture in Azerbaijan
  • IRAN Sa’id Metinpour (m), journalist, Azerbaijani cultural rights activist and Elirza Metinpour (brother)
  • Urgent Action: Torture/possible prisoners of conscience/medical concern about Behrouz Seferi and his wife Layla Heydari
  • Urgent Action: Amir Abbas Banayi Kazimi (m), Azerbaijani language rights activist, Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture
  • Saleh Kamrani (m), aged about 35, lawyer and human rights defender, Prisoner of Conscience/Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Medical concern
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