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URGENT ACTION APPEAL UPDATE
02 June 2006
Further Information on UA 70/06 (29 March 2006)
Imminent execution/ unfair trial
IRAN
Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi (m), aged 28
Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi's death sentence has been
commuted to life imprisonment.
The Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi, made
the ruling in response to an appeal lodged by
Mahdavi's lawyer.
He is a supporter of an illegal opposition group, the
People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), which
has carried out armed attacks. He is believed to have
been detained in 2001 and sentenced to death for
moharebeh (enmity with God, a term often applied to
those accused of armed resistance to the state). He
was reportedly tried before a Revolutionary Court, but
was allowed no legal representation, and the
proceedings therefore did not meet international
standards for fair trial.
He is detained in Gohar Dasht Prison, in the city of
Karaj, near Tehran. On 24 March prison authorities
reportedly showed Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi his death
warrant, which gave his date of execution as 16 May
2006, and forced him to sign it.
Amnesty International recognizes the right and
responsibility of governments to bring to justice
those suspected of criminal offences, but strongly
opposes the death penalty as the ultimate cruel,
inhuman and degrading punishment and violation of the
right to life.
Many thanks to all those who sent appeals on behalf of
Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi. No further action is requested
from the UA network.
Amnesty International is a worldwide grassroots
movement that promotes and defends human rights.
This Urgent Action may be reposted if kept intact,
including contact information and stop action date (if
applicable). Thank you for your help with this appeal.
Urgent Action Network
Amnesty International USA
600 Pennsylvania Ave SE 5th fl
Washington DC 20003
Email: uan@aiusa.org
www.amnestyusa.org/urgent/
Phone: 202.544.0200
Fax: 202.675.8566
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02 June 2006
Further Information on UA 70/06 (29 March 2006)
Imminent execution/ unfair trial
IRAN
Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi (m), aged 28
Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi's death sentence has been
commuted to life imprisonment.
The Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi, made
the ruling in response to an appeal lodged by
Mahdavi's lawyer.
He is a supporter of an illegal opposition group, the
People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), which
has carried out armed attacks. He is believed to have
been detained in 2001 and sentenced to death for
moharebeh (enmity with God, a term often applied to
those accused of armed resistance to the state). He
was reportedly tried before a Revolutionary Court, but
was allowed no legal representation, and the
proceedings therefore did not meet international
standards for fair trial.
He is detained in Gohar Dasht Prison, in the city of
Karaj, near Tehran. On 24 March prison authorities
reportedly showed Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi his death
warrant, which gave his date of execution as 16 May
2006, and forced him to sign it.
Amnesty International recognizes the right and
responsibility of governments to bring to justice
those suspected of criminal offences, but strongly
opposes the death penalty as the ultimate cruel,
inhuman and degrading punishment and violation of the
right to life.
Many thanks to all those who sent appeals on behalf of
Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi. No further action is requested
from the UA network.
Amnesty International is a worldwide grassroots
movement that promotes and defends human rights.
This Urgent Action may be reposted if kept intact,
including contact information and stop action date (if
applicable). Thank you for your help with this appeal.
Urgent Action Network
Amnesty International USA
600 Pennsylvania Ave SE 5th fl
Washington DC 20003
Email: uan@aiusa.org
www.amnestyusa.org/urgent/
Phone: 202.544.0200
Fax: 202.675.8566
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