Iran: Torture/possible prisoners of conscience/medical concern

Index Number: MDE 13/015/2008
Fecha de publicación: 25 enero 2008
Categorías: Irán

Iranian Azerbaijani Behrouz Seferi, who has campaigned for Iran’s Azerbaijani minority to be given greater rights to use their mother tongue, is now known to have been detained without charge or trial since late May or early June 2007. His wife, Layla Heydari, has been detained since 28 August. Both are held in Tehran's Evin Prison, where they have allegedly been tortured. Neither has been allowed to consult a lawyer.