Navid Khanjani and Koohyar Goodarzi Under Intense Pressure

(CHRR)

University student and civil rights activist Navid Khanjani remains detained in the ward reserved for members of the IRGC. He is under intense interrogation to accept the heavy charges against him. According to his family, Khanjani calls home twice a week while in the presence of an interrogator and is not allowed prison visits.

Additionally, on April 8, 2010, Evin prison officials prevented Koohyar Goodarzi’s mother from visiting him. It has been 100 days since his arrest but prison officials have not allowed Goodarzi to receive any clothing, books or other basic needs from his family. Goodarzi was recently transferred to ward 350 of Evin prison. In the past few weeks, Goodarzi has been moved from one cell to another a total of seven times. His mother Parvin Mokhtareh regards the act a form of torture.

Committee of Human Rights Reporters member Koohyar Goodarzi was arrested on December 20, 2009. Since then, he has had three telephone conversations with his mother.

Navid Khanjani, member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters and the Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination, was arrested on March 3, 2010 while at his father’s house. Due to his belief in the Baha’i faith, Khanjani was banned from attending university.

Translation by: Ramin Joubin | Persian2English.com