FIDH

International Federation for human rights 

Human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran  

Briefing note - February 2009 

 The human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran has remained particularly dire throughout 2008 and during the first two months of 2009, confirming the pattern of widespread and systematic violations in the country. This poor record is confirmed in all fields, in particular the situation of human rights defenders and other peaceful activists, the repression against minorities and the use of the death penalty.

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2.Crackdown against religious and ethnic minorities

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. The religious group Aleyasin advocating in favour of religious pluralism has been constantly under pressure by the authorities; its leader Peyman Fatahi, 35 years old, was detained in Evin prison for six months in 2007, and he was re-arrested on January 14th, 2009 and is currently detained in the block 209 of the same prison. Five members of the group, Ms. Nazi Hessami, Messr. Morteza Rasoulian, Saïd Sourati, Hamid Sourati and Farhad Moradi were arrested. ...

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