Iran: Arbitrary arrest/Fear of torture: Negin Sheikholeslami (f)

Index Number: MDE 13/148/2008
Date Published: 14 October 2008
Categories: Iran

According to the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan (HROK), Negin Sheikholeslami, a human rights activist from the Kurdish minority in Iran, was arrested at her home in Tehran by members of the security forces at about midnight on 4 October 2008. She is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment and needs medical attention for her respiratory problems.