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Friday, July 17, 2009
Amnesty Int'l calls for Sadr release
Amnesty International has demanded the release of abducted Iranian women's rights activist, Shadi Sadr. From the document:Shadi Sadr is the defense lawyer of Shiva Nazar Ahari, a human rights defender and member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, who was arrested at her home in Tehran on June 14, 2009, shortly after the presidential election, by security officials who searched her house and took away personal items. She is now believed to be held in Section 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison where Shadi Sadr, her lawyer, had not been able to gain access to her.You may read the full press release here.Labels: brutality, election, free speech, Iran, vote
posted at 9:56 AM
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