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Thursday July 19, 2007 12:12

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This is an article from Human Rights Watch in which they condemn the televised confessions forced out of Iranian Dissidents. It is wrong for the US to torture those who yhey hold illegally and it is also wrong for the Iranian SState to torture "confessions" out of those they hold illegally. Full article at link.

The Iranian government should cancel the scheduled July 18 broadcast of the “confessions” of two detained Iranian-Americans, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed concern that Iranian authorities have used coercive means to compel Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh to make statements that may be later used to incriminate them in court.

The authorities have held them in largely incommunicado detention for more than two months, preventing lawyers and family members from visiting them. They have only been permitted brief phone calls to family members.

Public ‘confessions’ of this kind are a shameful tactic used by oppressive governments around the world. It’s a way for governments to intimidate critical voices into silence and flaunt their disregard for fundamental rights.

Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch

Esfandiari’s lawyer, the Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, says that authorities have not allowed her to meet with her client or to examine her case files. Ebadi also said that Esfandiari’s health was deteriorating as a result of the harsh conditions in prison.

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Comments (44 of 44)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	More Propaganda	Gustav	Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:45
2	Gustav	pat c	Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:54
3	Fly on the wall	Watcher	Tue Aug 14, 2007 08:25
4	Crazy stuff	Onlooker	Tue Aug 14, 2007 08:49
5	...	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:49
6	Steve	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:58
7	You do not speak for HOPI	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:05
8	....	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:26
9	...	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:33
10	evidence	Watcher	Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:19
11	....	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:31
12	Steve	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 15:21
13	Steve re Iranian Dictatorship	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 15:28
14	Noam Chomsky	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 15:42
15	Self-absorded nonsense.	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 16:05
16	Finally	Steve	Tue Aug 14, 2007 16:14
17	steve	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 16:21
18	steve	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 16:34
19	repeat	Watcher	Tue Aug 14, 2007 17:19
20	Watcher	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 17:34
21	heading for lockdown, again	Watcher	Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:09
22	Watcher	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:16
23	Clarity	Watcher	Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:20
24	Watcher	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:35
25	Truth	Watcher	Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:40
26	Oh boy, the return of Pat C	Lincoln	Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:55
27	lincoln	pat c	Tue Aug 14, 2007 19:08
28	interesting counterpunch article, quite relevant!	Feudal castrato	Wed Aug 15, 2007 02:54
29	Diversion	Watcher	Wed Aug 15, 2007 08:10
30	watcher	pat c	Wed Aug 15, 2007 09:59
31	Disgrace	Watcher	Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:24
32	Flogging a dead horse with this guy	Steve	Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:27
33	I'll trust HRW over counterpunch I'm afraid	Counterpuncher	Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:53
34	Snipping bullshit	Steve	Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:57
35	Yes, you are pathetic	Counterpuncher	Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:05
36	Counterpuncher	Steve	Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:06
37	Counterpunch Loved slobbo	Mario Buda	Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:12
38	Counterpuncher	Steve	Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:13
39	Sebia	Mario Buda	Wed Aug 15, 2007 13:14
40	DEnial Of Serb Atrocities	Mario Buda	Wed Aug 15, 2007 14:06
41	Grasping at straws	Steve	Wed Aug 15, 2007 14:21
42	And another thing	Steve	Wed Aug 15, 2007 14:41
43	Amnesty	The Prophet	Thu Aug 16, 2007 17:47
44	Throwing the baby out with the bath water.	Steve	Thu Aug 16, 2007 18:01

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