Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply DEU 1/2015 25/09/2015 Germany AL Freedom of expression; Alleged investigation in Germany of two journalists on charges of treason, following the 17/03/2016 publication of classified Government documents. According to the information received, on 25 February 2015 and 15 April 2015 respectively, the digital rights blog, “Netzpolizik”, for which the two journalists, Mr. Markus Beckedahl and Mr. André Meister, work, published two articles on the Government’s plans for internet surveillance. On 13 May 2015, the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation initiated an investigation into the actions of the journalists. However, it was not until 30 July 2015 that the journalists officially received notification of the investigation. In early August, the Minister of Justice expressed his doubts regarding the merits of the case against the journalists and, shortly thereafter, the Prosecutor General was suspended. It later emerged that no state secrets had been revealed. On 10 August 2015, after a public outcry, charges against the journalists were dropped. Concern is expressed the charges brought against the journalists may have a significant “chilling effect” on other journalists and whistleblowers who report on or provide critical information on sensitive issues in Germany. IRN 19/2015 16/10/2015 Iran (Islamic JAL Republic of) Iran; Summary executions; Violence against women; 13/11/2015 Allegations concerning the executions of juvenile offenders. According to the information received, on 13 October 2015, Ms. Fatemeh Salbehi was executed in Shiraz. 16/03/2016 In May 2010, Ms. Salbehi was sentenced to death for allegedly having killed her husband in 2008, when Ms. Salbehi was seventeen years old. In September 2013, the Supreme Court granted a request for a judicial review of her case based on a new provision in Iran’s 2013 Penal Code. Her entire trial in 2014 lasted barely three hours and her sentence was upheld. On 6 October 2015, Mr. Samad Zahabi was reportedly executed in secret in Kermanshah’s Dizel Abad Prison. He was sentenced to death in March 2013 for the killing of a fellow shepherd, which Mr. Zahabi claimed was in selfdefence. He was seventeen years old at the time of alleged killing. The Supreme Court had reportedly earlier upheld his death sentence. A/HRC/32/53 106 Date Type