Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply IRN 14/2013 26/08/2013 Iran (Islamic JUA Republic of) Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Independence of judges and lawyers; Iran; Minority issues; Summary executions; Torture; Alleged imminent risk of execution after proceedings that did not comply with international standards concerning the right to fair trial. According to the information received, Messrs Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Sha’bani Amouri, members of the Ahwazi Arab minority, were recently transferred from Karoon Prison to an unknown location where they face a very high risk of imminent execution. In January 2013, Branch 32 of the Iranian Supreme Court reportedly confirmed their death sentences on charges of “enmity against God”, “corruption on earth”, and “acting against national security”, along with those of Messrs Mohammad Ali Amouri, Seyed Jaber Alboshoka and Seyed Mokhtar Alboshoka. The proceedings against the defendants allegedly saw serious violations of the right to fair trial, including confessions extracted under torture. Messrs Hashem Sha’bani Amouri, Hadi Rashedi, Mohammad Ali Amouri, Sayed Jaber Alboshoka, and Sayed Mokhtar Alboshoka were subjects of previous communications dated 31 July 2012 (A/HRC/22/67) and 25 January 2013 (A/HRC/23/51). RUS 6/2013 26/08/2013 Russian JAL Federation Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of possible eviction of human rights non-governmental organizations from 13/11/2013 their premises. According to the information received, on 17 and 22 May 2013, the municipal authorities of Voronezh informed the International Youth Human Rights Movement (IYHRM) and the Confederation of Free Labour (CFL), member organizations of the Human Rights House Voronezh (HRHV) community centre that their rental contracts had been ceased and that they had to leave the premises. IYHRM, CFL and HRHR appealed the decision before the Voronezh City Administration. In early August 2013, the municipal authorities of Voronezh confirmed their decision not to extend the rental agreement, allegedly because the building was to be used to host a to-be established municipal youth centre. The authorities did not propose to relocate the HRHV elsewhere. A/HRC/25/74 76 Date Type

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