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Iran: DI Urgent Action: Halt the Execution of 12 Kurdish Political Activists
Written by DI Monitoring & Investigation Committee
Sunday, 15 November 2009

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After the execution of the political activist Ehsan Fatahiyan on November 11, 2009, 12 political activists are facing the same fate. Almost all of them have been accused of being a mohareb (“enemy of God”) and/or “endangering state security” and sentenced to death after unfair trials.

DI affirms the necessity for an immediate intervention by the United Nations and the international community in order to halt these scheduled executions.

Names:  Zeynab Jalaliyan (female),  Shirkoh Moarefi (male), Habibollah Latifi [1] (male), Farhad Chalesh (male), Ramezan Ahmad (male), Rostam Arkiya (male), Fasih Yasamini (male), Rashid Akhkandi (male), Hossein Khaziri (male), Farzad Kamangar [2] (male), Ali Heydariyan (male) and Farhad Vakili (male)

The case: At least 12 political activists are feared to be at imminent risk of execution in Sanandaj prison. Almost all of them have reportedly been tortured and sentenced to death after unfair trials. Read more