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CCS Protests Arbitrary Arrest of Retired Tehran University Professor

July 20, 2015

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For the third time since 2001, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Rafiee has been wrongfully detained in Iran. His arrest on unspecified charges is in breach of the guarantees outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee of Concerned Scientists has expressed its deep concern for Dr. Rafiee's well-being and has ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Arrest, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Iran, Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Fanood, Political prisoner, Scientists, University of Tehran

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