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Mostafa Danjeshjoo: Prisoner of the day

Lawyer for political prisoners jailed for "creating public anxiety"

rahana: Mostafa Daneshjoo is a lawyer who has defended many prosecuted Gonabadi Nematollahi Dervishes during the severe crackdown on the group over the past six years. Security forces arrested Daneshjoo in his law offices in Tehran on 18 May 2011, and first transferred him to Intelligence Ministry's Ward 209 at Evin Prison and after two days to Sari Prison in Mazandaran Province. Daneshjoo's family were not informed about his whereabouts for four days.

Earlier, Daneshjoo had filed a complaint with judicial authorities about the illegal conduct of government officials and the Intelligence Ministry against his clients. But his judicial case was never reviewed. Instead, when the Intelligence Ministry pressed charges against Daneshjoo and two other lawyers representing the Gonabadi Nematollahi Dervishes, he was sentenced to seven months in prison on the charge of "publishing falsehoods," and "creating public anxiety." Daneshjoo's appeal request for this verdict was fruitless and the Mazandaran Appeals Court upheld his sentence.

Daneshjoo has been transferred to several different prisons and wards during his detention, kept in solitary confinement, in Sari Drug Addicts Camp, in Tehran's Evin Prison's Ward 209, and is currently inside Evin Prison's General Ward (350).

Video: Mostafa Azmayesh, the International Spokesperson for Gonabadi Nematollahi Dervishes is interviewed on VOA on the subject of Danshjoo's arrest one day after his imprisonment last May:

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01-Jan-2012
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Zendanian

Defend and Support Mostafa Daneshjoo!

by Zendanian on Sun Jan 01, 2012 06:07 PM PST

Sample Protest letter:

Please take a moment to send this protest letter or use your own version:

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Free Mostafa Daneshjoo!

I (we) am (are) writing this to condemn the persecution and arrests of independent lawyers in Iran. Legal professionals willing and courageous enough to undertake the defense of political prisoners in Iran are being constantly harassed and arrested by the Iranian government authorities.

In particular, this letter is written to express my (our) serious concern about the health and well being of Mr. Mostafa Daneshjoo who has been incarcerated only for representing Gonabadi Nematollahi Dervishes in a court of law.

I (we) condemn the continuous gross attacks on all independent attornies in Iran. I (we) demand the immediate and unconditional freedom of Mr. Mostafa Daneshjoo and all other jailed attornies and call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to respect the right of all Iranians to be represented by an attorny of their chioce in a court of law, as well as Iranian people's right to organize, assemble and freedom of association and expression.

Name:

Organization:

Position: journalists

Send Copy of your Protest Letters to:

info@leader.ir, info@judiciary.ir, dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir; iran@un.int; ijpr@iranjudiciary.org, info@dadiran.ir, office@justice.ir, support@irimlsa.ir; info@humanrights-iran.ir


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How can we all effectively fight this fascist regime?

by ahosseini on Sun Jan 01, 2012 05:45 PM PST

All Iranian opposition groups and individuals are equally suppressed in a brutal way. We should all unite around the following two issues:

1) Fighting the suppressive policies of IRI

2) Calling for a free election

Let's all unite and fight in an organised way.

Believe in a democracy that leaders and representatives are controlled by members at all times.


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Roozbeh_Gilani

his crime? "being a lawyer, defending his client"!!!!

by Roozbeh_Gilani on Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:38 AM PST

yea, try reforming this bunch.... 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


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Bavafa

Doorood bar tamame Iranian e mobarez...

by Bavafa on Sun Jan 01, 2012 08:03 AM PST

When Iran is free from this tyranny, we will owe it all to these brave bunch.

They are the ones that have put their money where their mouth is,  principal over personal gain, and have been fighting for their own rights and the rights of their neighbor.

A demand for their immediate and unconditional freedom is a duty of all Iranian freedom seekers.

 My hats off to yek-yeke in mobarez

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


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