Iran: Forcible return/ Prisoners of conscience/ Fear of torture and ill-treatment

Index Number: MDE 13/147/2008
Date Published: 10 October 2008
Categories: Iran

Ma’soumeh Ka’bi and her five children, all members of the Arab minority in Iran, were forcibly returned by the Syrian Government in breach of international law on 27 September 2008 from Syria to Iran, where they are all now said to be in custody and may be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.