Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply IRN 8/2011 09/06/2011 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of religion; Minority issues; Alleged arrests and arbitrary detention of members of religious minorities, in particular those belonging to the Bahá‟í faith. According to the information received, on 21 May 2011, raids were carried out in at least 30 homes of individuals involved in the activities of the Bahá‟í Institute for Higher Education. These households were reportedly subjected to extensive searches which took place simultaneously in cities throughout the country, including Gohardasht, Ishfan, Karaj, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran and Zahedan, with 15 individuals being arrested. A further eight other members of the Bahá‟í faith were reportedly interrogated by intelligence officers, and were released on the same day. These events reportedly form part of a continuous effort to deny access to education to members of the Bahá‟í faith, who are reportedly being prevented from entering public and private universities and vocational training institutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran. MAR 3/2011 09/06/2011 Maroc JUA Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; 13/08/2011 Allégation de detention arbitraire comme consequence de l‟exercice de droit à la liberté d‟expression. D‟après les informations reçues, M. Rachid Niny, directeur du quotidien Al Massa, aurait été convoqué le 26 avril 2011 au siège de la Brigade nationale de la police judiciaire à Casablanca afin d‟être interrogé au sujet de ses dernières publications. Celles-ci incluraient une série de chroniques parues ces derniers mois dans lesquelles il aurait fait état de cas de corruption, y compris par des hauts responsables de l‟Etat, et des excès dans le cadre de la lutte anti-terroriste. Le 28 avril 2011, M. Niny aurait de nouveau été convoqué par les mêmes services de la police judiciaire et aurait été placé en garde à vue pendant deux jours avant d‟être présenté devant le Procureur du Roi à Casablanca le 1er mai et inculpé sur la base des articles 263, 264 et 266 du Code pénal marocain. M. Niny aurait ensuite été placé en détention provisoire dans une cellule d‟isolement à la prison d‟Oukacha à Casablanca. BGD 4/2011 10/06/2011 Bangladesh JUA Freedom of expression; Human rights defenders; 28/06/2011 Alleged abduction, interrogation and ill-treatment of human rights defender. According to the information received, on 24 May 2011, Mr. Dipal Barua, affiliated with the Asian Human Rights 14/06/2011 Commission (AHRC), was forced into a jeep, handcuffed and blindfolded. He was reportedly taken to an unknown location and interrogated by up to eight men who threatened to kill him if he continued to maintain contact with representatives of the AHRC. Several members of the local community who actively assisted representatives from the AHRC have reportedly received similar threats. A/HRC/19/44 13