Prisoners of Conscience

Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei

May 24, 2010
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Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei is an elderly man who was tried along with Jafar Kazemi and accused as sympathizing with the MKO. His execution sentence was dealt without any clarification about the alleged violent acts committed. The appeals court confirmed his death sentence, suggesting his execution could be carried out at any moment.

Tagged as: Ashura Protestors, Mohammad Ali Haj Aghaei, Political Activist

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Jafar Kazemi

May 23, 2010
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“The interrogator told my husband that, ‘We need some victims in order to safeguard the regime, and you are one of the people who has been chosen for this.’ The interrogators threatened that if he did not agree to an interview, his wife and his children would be tortured before his eyes.”

Tagged as: Jafar Kazemi, Political Activist

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Bahareh Hedayat

May 20, 2010
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Bahareh Hedayat (whose first name means “spring”) is a student and women’s right activist who, along with many other women’s rights advocates, helped launch the One Million Signatures Campaign in 2006 to pressure authorities to reform laws discriminatory against women.

Tagged as: Bahareh Hedayat, One Million Signatures Campaign, Student Activists, Women's Rights Activists

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Majid Rezayi

May 20, 2010
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Majid Rezayi is a prisoner of conscience who was arrested following the Ashura protests, on December 27, 2009. His original charges of “rioting and arson” amounted to Moharebeh, and subsequent execution sentence.

Tagged as: Majid Rezayi, Political Activist

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