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December 7,2007
Another women human rights campaigner is arrested and detained, Is she going to hang herself !?
Ms. Jelveh Javaheri is a journalist and an active member of the " Campaign for One Million Signature" has been arrested and detained. On December 1,2007. Ms. Javaheri was summoned to a court of revolution division which deals with security breach and after a few hours of interrogation was allegedly charged with " propaganda against the system", publication of lies" and " creating public unrest". Ms. Javaheri was transfered from the court direct to division number three in Evin prison and she is still in prison.
During the last two years more than one hundred human rights advocate were arrested without a proper court procedure and on baseless accusation and then released temporarily on a usually heavy bail amount ( more than $100,000 ).
The safety of Ms. Javaheri is under question and the family members and human rights community are worried about her safety inside the prison.