Iran: Medical concern/Fear for safety/incommunicado detention, Akbar Ganji

Index Number: MDE 13/025/2005
Fecha de publicación: 13 junio 2005
Categorías: Irán, Oriente Medio y Norte de África

Investigative journalist Akbar Ganji is being denied access to medical treatment for chronic asthma, which a specialist has instructed he receive. He is held incommunicado, reportedly in solitary confinement, and has begun a hunger strike in protest. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for his peaceful criticism of the authorities.