Iraq: Iranians arrested in Iraq, risk torture

Index Number: MDE 14/023/2009
Date Published: 29 July 2009
Categories: Iraq

Iraqi security forces have stormed a camp occupied by an Iranian organization since the 1980s, apparently using excessive force. Reports indicate that up to eight people were killed and some 400 others injured, while at least 50 have been arrested and are now detained in an unknown location.