A/HRC/4/33/Add.1 Page 118 Para 98. Country Date 22/05/06 Type JUA Mandate WGAD; FRDX; IJL; Racism; RINT; TOR; Allegations transmitted facility in the city of Tabriz. Since that date he has been held in incommunicado detention. 52 members of the Nematollahi Sufi Muslim community and their two lawyers Farshad Yadollahi and Omid Behroozi. They are amongst 173 members of the Nematollah Sufi Muslim community(subject of a communication dated 1 March 2006, see above), who were arrested on 13 February 2006, due to their participation in a peaceful protest against an order by the security forces to evacuate the community's place of worship, known as Hosseiniye. On 3 May 2006, 52 members of the Nematollahi Sufi Muslim community and their two lawyers Farshad Yadollahi and Omid Behroozi were convicted on charges of "disobeying the orders of government officials" and "disturbing public order". For the former charge, 25 individuals were reportedly fined 10 million Iranian Rials (equivalent to more than US$1,000) and the rest were fined 5 million Iranian Rials. For the latter charge, they were sentenced to one-year imprisonment and 74 lashes. After their release, they are obliged to report to the security officials every month for the period of 2 years. Farshad Yadollahi and Omid Behroozi were disqualified from their profession for five years. All of them were released on bail, and were given 20 days to appeal the judgment. Government Response

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