A/HRC/19/58 296. The Working Group regrets that no response was received from the Government to the general allegation transmitted on 13 January 2011. Iran (Islamic Republic of) Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 4 Cases clarified during the period under review: 1 Cases sent under the urgent action procedure Cases sent under the standard procedure Government Non-governmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 4 0 0 1 517 514 Number of cases on which the Government has replied Multiple replies on some cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A 0 0 Urgent appeal Yes (3) Government response Yes (1) General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit Yes Invitation extended Yes - postponed 297. All outstanding cases were retransmitted and regrettably no response was received from the Government. A summary of the situation in the country appears in E/CN.4/2006/56 and Corr.1 and A/HCR/4/41. Urgent actions 298. The Working Group transmitted four cases under its urgent action procedure to the Government. 299. The first case concerned Mr. Mir Hossein Moussavi and the second case concerned his wife, Mrs. Zhoreh Kazemi, also known as ―Zahra Rahnavard‖. Allegedly, Mr. Moussavi and Ms. Kazemi were abducted from their home, located in Teheran, by uniformed and plain-clothed security agents on 16 February 2011. 300. The third case concerned Mr. Mehdi Karroubi and the fourth case concerned his wife, Mrs. Fatemeh Karroubi. Allegedly, Mr. and Mrs. Karroubi were abducted from their home, located in Teheran, by several dozens of uniformed and plain-clothed security agents in eight vans in February 2011. Urgent Appeals 301. The Working Group transmitted three communications under its urgent appeals procedure to the Government. 302. The first communication was transmitted on 11 January 2011, jointly with four other special procedures mechanisms, and concerned reports regarding the pattern of executions, arrests and detentions carried out and which may be carried out in the country. In this regard, it was reported, inter alia, that Mr. Reza Sharifi Bukani was allegedly transferred 69

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