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Free Ehsan Houshmand, a Kurdish researcher & journalist
Published by Anette Meyer on Jan 31, 2012
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Target: Ahmed Shaheed , Amnesty , UN, Navi Pillay,HRW, EU members Ban Ki Moon, IR Embassies,
Region: Iran
Background (Preamble):
Ehsan Houshmand, a Kurdish researcher and a journalist, has again been imprisoned. He has now been in solitary confinement for since January 6th and during this time has been allowed to call home only once.
Mehraveh, his five year old daughter cried for hours after this recent arrrest.
It is not clear why Mr. Houshmand has been detained, and the intelligence agents did not mention the reason for his detention.
Mr. Houshmand, 40, is an able and knowledgeable researcher in the field of ethnicity, and many of his works have been published in the country’s papers.
Mehraveh, his five year old daughter cried for hours after this recent arrrest.
It is not clear why Mr. Houshmand has been detained, and the intelligence agents did not mention the reason for his detention.
Mr. Houshmand, 40, is an able and knowledgeable researcher in the field of ethnicity, and many of his works have been published in the country’s papers.
Petition:
Immediate & Unconditional Release of Ehsan Houshmand.
The Free Ehsan Houshmand, a Kurdish researcher & journalist petition to Ahmed Shaheed , Amnesty , UN, Navi Pillay,HRW, EU members Ban Ki Moon, IR Embassies, was written by Anette Meyer and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: human rights, iran, 25 bahman, political prisoner
