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On Tuesday February 16, 2010, the arbitrary imprisonment of children’s rights activist Mehdi Amizesh entered its 47th day. The young man is only a defender of the voiceless children of Iran. It has not yet been revealed why he has been arrested.
Mehdi Amizesh was arrested by a number of violent agents on December 31, 2009, while he was eating breakfast at his father’s house. The agents did not present any reason for the arrest.
His family members have contacted Evin prison, Tehran’s prosecution office, and other authorities, but they have not yet received any convincing reply. Mehdi Amizesh has spent his detention in solitary confinement. He is a human rights activist who has contributed to helping the children in southern Tehran.
The concept of solitary confinement is itself a violation of human rights. His family has requested numerous times to meet with their son, but they were not permitted to do so.
Mehdi Amizesh’s family stated: “We desperately ask all children’s rights and human rights organizations to condemn the increasing arrest of social activists, especially children’s rights activists like Mehdi Amizesh, and show your protest in any possible way.”
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