Iran: Human rights defender must be released: Further Information

رقم الوثيقة: MDE 13/086/2010
تاريخ النشر: 23 أغسطس 2010
التصنيفات: إيران

Journalist and human rights defender Shiva Nazar Ahari appears to have been charged with moharebeh (enmity with God), which can carry the death penalty. Her next hearing is scheduled for 4 September 2010. She is a prisoner of conscience, held solely for the peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and association.