Iran: Iranian Kurds forced to make TV 'confession': Houshmand Alipour and Mohammad Ostadghader
Iranian Kurds Houshmand Alipour and Mohammad Ostadghader were arrested by security forces on 3 August and held incommunicado for weeks. They were shown on state television on 7 August making a forced “confession” incriminating themselves. They have had little access to their families and no access to lawyers of their choosing.
Choose a language to view report
Recently Added
- Pakistan: Christian couple on death row for ‘blasphemy’
- China: Activist detained for reporting torture: Li Qiaochu
- Bahrain: Four Bahraini minors tried as adults: Husain Abdulrasool Salman Abdulla Husain, Sayed Hasan Ameen Jawad Abdulla, Faris Husain Habib Ahmed Salman and Mohammed Jaafar Jasim Ali Abdulla