News brief-
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Tuesday September 11/2007
Statement by "The Association Defending the Democratic Rights of the Political Prisoners" :

Based on the news received , the situation of several Azarbayjan political activists including Amir-abbas Banaei Kazemi and Soleyman Mohammadi is very distuebing. Both of these gentlemen have been tortured in a detention run by " Sepah Pasdaran" or Guardian Corps and as a result of torture, Mr. Abbas Banaei's teeth has been broken and his face had been swollen and Mr. Soleyman Mohammadi also was beaten in a way that he has got internal and external ( jaw, ear , chest ) injuries and because of swelling he became unconscious and was transfered to the hospital.

Meanwhile, 20 days after the arrest of Ms. Shahnaz Gholami an Azari political and women's rights activist in the city of Tabriz, she is still in prison without any trial and no news has been given to her or to her family about the charges.
While condemning the widespread arrest and torture of the political prisoners in Azarbayjan, The Associacition Defending the Democratic Rights of the Political Prisoners" requests from the human rights organization to pay more attention to political prisoners in Azarbayjan.