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Immediate & Unconditional Release of Mehdi Khazali
Published by Anette Meyer on Feb 06, 2012
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Target: Ahmed Shaheed , Amnesty , UN, Navi Pillay,HRW, EU members Ban Ki Moon, IR Embassies,
Region: Iran
Background (Preamble):
UPDATE ; March 6 , 2012
[Kaleme] Following 57 days of a hunger strike, Mehdi Khazali incarcerated reformist, war veteran, blogger and vocal critic of the ruling government launches a dry hunger strike protesting the lack of responsibility by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
UPDATE ; February 17, 2012 – Kaleme - Incarcerated dissident critical of the government, Dr. Mehdi Khazali was reportedly transferred to Taleghani hospital a few hours ago after suffering a heart attack.
UPDATE ; February 16 2012 ; Wife & daughter of Mehdi Khazali were released today on bail !
UPDATE ; February 15 2012 - Radio Zamaneh
Wife and child of political prisoner abducted
Dissident sentenced to 14 years in jail.
Iranian dissident Mehdi Khazali has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, 10 years in exile and 90 lashes.
Author, critic and blogger, Dr. Mehdi Khazali is incarcerated in Evin prison and has been on a hunger strike for one month.
The director of Hayan Publications as well as a dissident blogger, Khazali received this sentence after more than 27 days on a hunger strike and he is in critically poor health.
Two days ago he was reportedly taken to the prison infirmary due to haemorrhaging of his digestive tract.
Khazali has been arrested on several occasions since the controversial presidential elections of 2009, which revealed a deep rift in the Islamic Republic establishment between the conservatives and the reformist factions.
His previous arrest occurred last July, and he was released on bail after a month-long hunger strike.
Khazali has used his blogposts to criticize the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad administration and denounce government policies.
He has written open letters to the Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei, warning him against the current mistreatment of the opposition and inadequacies of the system.
Khazali is the son of the conservative cleric and member of the Assembly of Experts, Abolghassem Khazali, who has disowned his son.
Mehdi Khazali, who is also a physician, was disqualified from running in the last parliamentary elections and was denied and appointment to the board of directors of Iran’s College of Physicians.
[Kaleme] Following 57 days of a hunger strike, Mehdi Khazali incarcerated reformist, war veteran, blogger and vocal critic of the ruling government launches a dry hunger strike protesting the lack of responsibility by the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
UPDATE ; February 17, 2012 – Kaleme - Incarcerated dissident critical of the government, Dr. Mehdi Khazali was reportedly transferred to Taleghani hospital a few hours ago after suffering a heart attack.
UPDATE ; February 16 2012 ; Wife & daughter of Mehdi Khazali were released today on bail !
UPDATE ; February 15 2012 - Radio Zamaneh
Wife and child of political prisoner abducted
Dissident sentenced to 14 years in jail.
Iranian dissident Mehdi Khazali has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, 10 years in exile and 90 lashes.
Author, critic and blogger, Dr. Mehdi Khazali is incarcerated in Evin prison and has been on a hunger strike for one month.
The director of Hayan Publications as well as a dissident blogger, Khazali received this sentence after more than 27 days on a hunger strike and he is in critically poor health.
Two days ago he was reportedly taken to the prison infirmary due to haemorrhaging of his digestive tract.
Khazali has been arrested on several occasions since the controversial presidential elections of 2009, which revealed a deep rift in the Islamic Republic establishment between the conservatives and the reformist factions.
His previous arrest occurred last July, and he was released on bail after a month-long hunger strike.
Khazali has used his blogposts to criticize the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad administration and denounce government policies.
He has written open letters to the Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei, warning him against the current mistreatment of the opposition and inadequacies of the system.
Khazali is the son of the conservative cleric and member of the Assembly of Experts, Abolghassem Khazali, who has disowned his son.
Mehdi Khazali, who is also a physician, was disqualified from running in the last parliamentary elections and was denied and appointment to the board of directors of Iran’s College of Physicians.
Petition:
Immediate & Unconditional Release of Mehdi Khazali.
The Immediate & Unconditional Release of Mehdi Khazali 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
