Iran: Further information on arbitrary arrest/fear for safety/possible prisoners of conscience

Index Number: MDE 13/040/2007
Date Published: 30 March 2007
Categories: Iran, Middle East And North Africa

Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi reportedly appeared before the Special Court for the Clergy in March 2007. According to an eyewitness, he appeared to be bleeding from his mouth, and possibly occasionally coughing up blood. He was reportedly unable to walk upright. On 18 February, the cleric's eldest son, Sayed Mahdi Kazemeyni Boroujerdi, was arrested and was detained in Evin Prison, although Amnesty International is not aware of the reasons for his reported detention.