FIDH & OMCT In A joint Statement To the Regime : End Imprisonment And Harassment Of Iranian Human Rights Lawyers ....

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In a statement, FIDH & OMCT demanded from regime to stop harassing and imprisoning the Iranian human rights lawyers.

According to news , Masoud Shamsnejad ( lawyer) , Mehdi Houshmand Rahimi ( lawyer ) and Farhad Mohammadi ( lawyer ) are the human rights lawyer who were arrested / detained or harassed recently by regime security agents.

Mr. Masoud Shamsnejad is a university professor and defence lawyer of several Kurdish political prisoners.
On Feb. 10, 2019 branch number 3 of the court of revolution has sentenced him to six years imprisonment. He is arrested on Jan. 8 in the city of Orumieh . The security agents searched his office and home and took away his files and materials.

Mr. Farhad Mohammadi is a Kurdish lawyer and is arrested in the city of Sanandaj . He is also an environmental advocate.

Mr. Mehdi Houshmand Rahimi is sentenced to two years imprisonment by the court of revolution in the city of Arak . Mr. Rahimi later by another court was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

The statement demanded those arrested immediately and unconditionally be released.