Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to halt the imminent execution of a Kurdish law student, scheduled for 26 December, and to commute his death sentence. The lawyer of Habibollah Latifi, a law student at Azad University in the south western province of Ilam, has been informed by the Iranian authorities that Habibollah Latifi’s execution will take place on 26 December at Sanandaj Prison, Kordestan, in western Iran. “We are urgently appealing to the Iranian authorities to show clemency, halt the imminent execution of Habibollah Latifi, and commute his death sentence,” said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/clemency-call-kurdish-law-student-facing-execution-iran-2010-12-24
One Click response at http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6160/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5044
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UPDATE - 27th December from ITF - We have reasons to believe that the execution did not take place today in the Kurdish city of Sanandaj where Habibollah is jailed.
Thanks to all your actions but please stay alert.
We have seen other cases such as that of Farzad Kamangar where international protest halted one execution but it was carried on several months later.
There are others who are currently sentenced to death, including the education worker, Abdoireza Ghanbari. We will keep you posted with any important development.
Here are some news clips on Habibollah Latifi today.
Uncertainty surrounds fate of Latifi
http://www.euronews.net/2010/12/25/uncertainty-surrounds-fate-of-latifi/
The execution of Kurdish student halted for now
http://www.kanoon-zendanian.org/english/Frameset-1.htm
Habibollah Latifi will not be executed
http://www.rahana.org/en/?p=8743
Habibollah Latifi will not be executed
http://news.kodoom.com/en/iran-politics/habibollah-latifi-will-not-be-executed/story/1449981/
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