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and mentally ill-treated while in detention. As a
result, he carries blood in his urine, his liver and
kidneys are not functioning and he lost all of his
teeth. Furthermore, he is paralysed because his
spine has been damaged.
91.
16/03/07
JUA
WGAD;
FRDX;
HRD; TOR
Esma’il Javadi, a 31-year-old, journalist, Ebulfezl
Alilu, a shopkeeper, and Ramin Sadeghi, all
Azeri Turks and linguistic rights activists. The
three men were arrested at around the time of
several peaceful demonstrations marking
International Mother Language Day on 21
February 2007. Mr. Esma’il Javadi was arrested
on 18 February 2007 in the city of Orumiyeh. He
is currently being detained in a detention facility
under the auspices of the Ministry of Intelligence
in the Dokkuz Pille area of Orumiyeh and has
been ill-treated in detention. Mr. Javadi is in poor
health and in urgent need of medical care. Family
members who were permitted to meet with him
have been threatened by security officials and told
that they should not speak about Mr. Javadi to
anyone. Mr. Ebulfezl Alilu was in a group of
around 50 people who were arrested in Orumiyeh
on 21 February 2007. Authorities have closed his
shop at Orumiyeh Bazaar. Mr. Alilu is currently
being detained at Dokkuz Pille detention facility,
Government response
illness in prison, lack of access to lawyer as well
as to his family are categorically denied. Mr.
Mazraeh has been in good health. He has,
frequently, met his family, and has made phone
calls to them. Besides he has enjoyed two times
of city leave (out of prison, under police control) in
December 2006 and March 2007. This case is
presently going through investigations and legal
proceedings in the competent court with the
information and presence of Mr. Mazraeh’s
defence lawyers at different stages. No final
verdict is, yet issued.
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