South Azerbaijan Human Rights Watch

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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