Thursday, March 17, 2016

Iran: Elderly Professor's Six-year Jail Term Upheld - URGENT ACTION

Amnesty International

     Elderly prisoner of conscience Hossein Rafiee, a retired university professor, has had his six-year prison sentence, imposed for his peaceful political activism, upheld by an appeal court. The authorities have rejected his request for compassionate leave to be with his sick wife, who is due to undergo surgery.


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