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FREE KOUHYAR GOUDARZI, arrested again in August 2011
Published by Petra Plötz Lommerzheim on Aug 11, 2011
407 Signatures 
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Target: UN, Amnesty International, Ban Ki Moon, Navy Pillay
Region: Iran
Background (Preamble):
Kouhyar Goudarzi's whereabouts are unknown. The journalist was initially arrested in December 2009 and served a one-year sentence for his journalistic activities at CHRR. He was charged with heresy, "propagating against the regime," and "participating in illegal congregations," CPJ reported. Goudarzi is a recipient of the National Press Club's John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Award in 2010.
Kouhyar Goudarzi was released from prison December 14th, 2010.
In early August, Kouhyar Goudarzi, who writes for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), and his mother, Parvin Mokhtare, were arrested by Iranian authorities for unknown reasons, according to CHRR. Mokhtare was arrested in Kerman (621 miles [1,000 kilometers] south of Tehran), where she is currently being detained, multiple news websites reported. Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz has emphasized that she is not involved in any political activities. A recent update from news website Kaleme reported that in a phone call from Kerman Prison, Mokhtare said she is being held with prisoners tried for murder and drug trafficking and described the prison's poor hygienic conditions and lack of basic amenities. She said she had been informed of her charges, which included "insulting the Supreme Leader," "propagating against the regime," and "acting against national security" in the interviews she gave during her son's prison term
Kouhyar Goudarzi was released from prison December 14th, 2010.
In early August, Kouhyar Goudarzi, who writes for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), and his mother, Parvin Mokhtare, were arrested by Iranian authorities for unknown reasons, according to CHRR. Mokhtare was arrested in Kerman (621 miles [1,000 kilometers] south of Tehran), where she is currently being detained, multiple news websites reported. Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz has emphasized that she is not involved in any political activities. A recent update from news website Kaleme reported that in a phone call from Kerman Prison, Mokhtare said she is being held with prisoners tried for murder and drug trafficking and described the prison's poor hygienic conditions and lack of basic amenities. She said she had been informed of her charges, which included "insulting the Supreme Leader," "propagating against the regime," and "acting against national security" in the interviews she gave during her son's prison term
Petition:
Dear sirs,
We want to know where Kouhyar Goudarzi is held at the moment and we are asking for his immediate release.
Kouhyar Goudarzi's whereabouts are unknown. The journalist was initially arrested in December 2009 and served a one-year sentence for his journalistic activities at CHRR. He was charged with heresy, "propagating against the regime," and "participating in illegal congregations," CPJ reported. Goudarzi is a recipient of the National Press Club's John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Award in 2010.
Kouhyar Goudarzi was released from prison December 14th, 2010.
In early August, Kouhyar Goudarzi, who writes for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), and his mother, Parvin Mokhtare, were arrested by Iranian authorities for unknown reasons, according to CHRR. Mokhtare was arrested in Kerman (621 miles [1,000 kilometers] south of Tehran), where she is currently being detained, multiple news websites reported. Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz has emphasized that she is not involved in any political activities. A recent update from news website Kaleme reported that in a phone call from Kerman Prison, Mokhtare said she is being held with prisoners tried for murder and drug trafficking and described the prison's poor hygienic conditions and lack of basic amenities.
She said she had been informed of her charges, which included "insulting the Supreme Leader," "propagating against the regime," and "acting against national security" in the interviews she gave during her son's prison term.
We want to know where Kouhyar Goudarzi is held at the moment and we are asking for his immediate release.
Kouhyar Goudarzi's whereabouts are unknown. The journalist was initially arrested in December 2009 and served a one-year sentence for his journalistic activities at CHRR. He was charged with heresy, "propagating against the regime," and "participating in illegal congregations," CPJ reported. Goudarzi is a recipient of the National Press Club's John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Award in 2010.
Kouhyar Goudarzi was released from prison December 14th, 2010.
In early August, Kouhyar Goudarzi, who writes for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), and his mother, Parvin Mokhtare, were arrested by Iranian authorities for unknown reasons, according to CHRR. Mokhtare was arrested in Kerman (621 miles [1,000 kilometers] south of Tehran), where she is currently being detained, multiple news websites reported. Jonbesh-e-Rah-e-Sabz has emphasized that she is not involved in any political activities. A recent update from news website Kaleme reported that in a phone call from Kerman Prison, Mokhtare said she is being held with prisoners tried for murder and drug trafficking and described the prison's poor hygienic conditions and lack of basic amenities.
She said she had been informed of her charges, which included "insulting the Supreme Leader," "propagating against the regime," and "acting against national security" in the interviews she gave during her son's prison term.
The FREE KOUHYAR GOUDARZI, arrested again in August 2011 petition to UN, Amnesty International, Ban Ki Moon, Navy Pillay was written by Petra Plötz Lommerzheim and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: kouhyar goudarzi, iran
