A/HRC/4/33/Add.1 Page 111 Para 88. Country Date 01/03/06 Type JUA Mandate FRDX; IJL; MIN; RACE; RINT; TOR; Allegations transmitted also held at Ghordasht Prison. Their death sentences have been confirmed by the Supreme Court. Mr Esmaeil Mohammadi (the subject of two urgent appeals E/CN.4/2005/62/Add.1, para. 843 and E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.1, para. 104) was executed on 3 September 2005 (i.e. less than a month after the Government’s assurances), in Oroumiye Prison. Some days later, his family went to the prison to visit him, but were told that he had been executed. They were given his clothes and personal effects, but not his body. 173 members of the Nematollah Sufi Muslim community. On 13 February 2006, they were arrested due to their participation in a peaceful protest, which was violently suppressed by the security forces and members of the Hojatieh and Fatemiyon pro-government groups. The protest was being held against an order by the security forces to evacuate the community's place of worship, known as Hosseiniye. The 173 individuals are being interrogated at Fajr Prison in Qom and there are concerns that they are being tortured in order to force them to sign preprepared false confessions, stating that the protest had political motivations and was linked to anti-government groups. The relatives of the detainees have been unable to obtain official information about their whereabouts and the detainees have not had access to lawyers. Lawyer Bahman Nazari, was arrested when he approached officials in an attempt to represent the detainees. The protest began on 9 February 2006. On 13 February 2006, there were hundreds Government Response activities, which resulted in murder. He was sentenced to execution. His appeal was rejected and the verdict was carried out.

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