Iran: Further information: Wife of stoning case lawyer released: Fereshteh Halimi

Index Number: MDE 13/082/2010
Date Published: 9 August 2010
Categories: Iran

Fereshteh Halimi, the wife of human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, was released on 7 August. Her brother and father, both of whom had been arrested, had been released by 3 August. They were arrested to pressure Mohammad Mostafaei to turn himself in; he has now left Iran for Norway.