The Iranian Times
Monday, May 18, 1998 - Ordibehesht 28, 1377,
No. 481
Hman rights
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links
* Amnesty International's appeal to prevent editor's
execution
* Press watchdog appeals against Iran death sentence
* Rushdie slams EU in surprise Berlin appearance
* Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic
of Iran
* Amnesty International's appeal to prevent editor's execution -
Amnesty International is gravely concerned at press reports that Iran's
Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence against Iranian journalist
Morteza Firouzi following a final review of his case. Amnesty International
fears that Morteza Firouzi may now face imminent execution. Unconfirmed
reports have suggested that Morteza Firouzi may be stoned to death. His
sole chance of escaping the death penalty rests with the possibility of
a pardon by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei...
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* Press watchdog appeals against Iran death sentence, (Reuters) -
A watchdog organisation on press freedom appealed on Monday to Iranian
President Mohammad Khatami to help secure a re-trial for an Iranian journalist
sentenced to death on adultery and spying charges. Reporters without Borders
said it asked Khatami to use his influence so that former Iran News editor
Morteza Firoozi could face ``a just and fair trial in the presence of lawyers
and international observers, with the charges being spelled out.''... full
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* Rushdie slams EU in surprise Berlin appearance, (Reuters) -
British author Salman Rushdie, in hiding to evade a death sentence from
Iran for his novel ``The Satanic Verses,'' on Sunday criticised the European
Union for failing to take a tougher diplomatic stance against Tehran. Rushdie,
who made a surprise appearance at a conference on persecuted writers in
the German capital, told a small group of journalists that the EU had been
``hypocritical'' in its softer policy towards Iran but hard line with neighbouring
state Iraq... full
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* Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, (UN)
- Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/80: The United Nations
Commission on Human Rights... Expresses its concern... That in spite of
this progress, human rights continue to be violated in the Islamic Republic
of Iran, in particular the large number of executions in the apparent absence
of respect for internationally recognized safeguards, cases of torture
and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including amputation,
stoning and public executions, the failure to meet international standards
in the administration of justice and the absence of due process of law...
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Related links
* Iranian Human Rights Working Group
* Amnesty International
* PEN American Center
* Human Rights Watch
* Persian
Watch Cat - The Iranian-American Anti-Discrimination Website
