Since 13 July 2013, five ethnic Azerbaijani human rights defenders detained in Tabriz prison have taken part in an ongoing hunger strike in protest at their conviction following an unfair trial. Mahmud Fezli, Latif Haseni, Ayat Mehrali Baglou, Behboud Gholizadeh and Shahram Radmehr are members of the organisation Yeni Gamoh, Read the rest of this entry »
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Ethnic Azerbaijani human rights defenders in detention in Iran resort to hunger strike after unfair trial
August 5, 2013Lawyers for Lawyers campaigns for forgotten Iranian human rights defender Houtan Kian
June 12, 2013Whilst attention within Iran, as well as abroad, is focused on the upcoming presidential elections, Read the rest of this entry »