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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
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