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

Index AI : MDE 13/025/2005
Date de publication : 13 juin 2005
Catégorie(s) : Iran, Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord

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.