URGENT ACTION NEEDED

URGENT ACTION NEEDED FEARS FOR IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Grave fears are held for the welfare of Iranian human rights campaigner, Keyvan Rafiee, since he was arrested by Iranian security forces four days ago. There has been no information on Rafiee’s whereabouts since his arrest. Rafiee was well-known both inside and outside Iran for defending human rights, in particular the rights of workers and women. His web site provided much information to the outside world about human rights abuses inside Iran. Most recently he had reported on the student demonstrations that have taken place over the last few weeks. Rafiee’s disappearance is just the latest of a number of activists and human rights’ campaigners that have been detained by the Iranian authorities. A number of student activists have also disappeared or are being held in prison in Iran as the government cracks down on the pro-democracy movement. We are urging, the United Nations, and other human rights organizations to contact the Iranian government to demand the release of Rafiee.

Copy of this letter's goes to:
Amnesty international
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights commission
United Nations
Human Rights Internet
European Court of Human Rights
Human Rights Council




Human Rights Activists in Iran
Email:hra.iran@gmail.com
Web site:www.hra-iran.com
Tel: 0031620720193