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Roozonline- Tuesday Oct. 25,2007
Mr. Sohrab Razaghi a human rights advocate has been arrested!
Sohrab Razaghi is the head of an organization known as " Koneshgaran". A few months ago "Koneshgaran's" office was closed by the regime .Koneshgaran was promoting human rights by organizing workshops.Koneshgaran was a volunteer society for civil rights activists.Koneshgaran like many other NGO,s was the target of Ahmadinejad's government and the Islamic system.Since it resumed the office, the government of Ahmadinejad targeted many human rights activists , human rights defenders , NGO,s, independent newspapers,journalists , writers,political and ethnic opposition, students and women human rights advocates and recently its agents have arrested Emad Baghi the head of the organization defending prisoners rights.
During the presidency of Khatami Mr. Razaghi was his political advisor and before Ahmadinejad resume his office, he was professor of political science in Alameh University. In the past for many years he was the head of the political studies desk in the Ministry of Interior.
After separation from governmental job, he resumed his work on Non Governmental job to promote civil rights .
Mr. Razaghi was arrested yesterday Wednesday Oct. 24,2007 by the judiciary officials.