A/HRC/25/61 the winter of 1988, he and other leftists were told that they could now “leave and get on with their lives.” After his release, Mr. Esmailpour was required to check in regularly with the Intelligence Ministry. Authorities also continued to keep tabs on his contacts and travels (he was not permitted to leave the country). When he later applied for a passport, he was taken into detention, but released when the Intelligence officer detaining him was contacted by a relative who worked in Government. Mr. Esmailpour tried to live a normal life in Iran, but his record followed him everywhere he went. He had trouble securing or maintaining employment; for example, and he was worried about the educational prospects for his children. Reza Nejabat Former political prisoner He left Iran in the summer of 1995, but his wife, son, and daughter had left three years earlier than that (authorities had opened up a new file on him in the meantime, so he had to go into hiding during that time). Mr. Nejabat had been in prison in the 80s, until 1988. His first sentence was a few-year sentence (, but was inexplicably extended for an extra two years. He was in Gohar Dashdt, Evin, and Adel Abad prisons throughout his time in detention. He thought he would be executed in 1988, since he heard about other executions. But he was released. His wife had also been in prison, and his son was born there. His son is a paraplegic due to heat damage to the brain from prison as a young child. In 1992, a new file was opened against him. He fled the country. At one point, a column in Keyhan was written against his current organization’s work abroad. Mr. “Mani” Student Mr. “Mani” left Iran right before the 2009 election, because he was a PhD student in political science and had written about politics before. His father is also in academia and has been politically active and had trouble with authorities due to his own expression. Therefore, Mani cannot return to Iran and his father cannot leave the country to visit him. His family still gets pressured by security forces because of his own work. Mr. “Mansour” Mr. “Mansour” left Iran eight months ago. He was summoned to Intelligence in Tehran a few days earlier, probably because he is a fairly outspoken LGBT rights activist. Mansour spoke with his lawyer, who advised him that he may be in trouble. His partner has since been summoned by authorities. 82