Washington Post
Iranian authorities imprisoned one of their nation's most prominent human rights activists Sunday after he appeared at a court appointment, his attorney said.
Emadeddin Baghi, a writer who has campaigned vigorously against the death penalty in Iran, was taken into custody during a hearing in Tehran's Revolutionary Court, which tries those charged with political crimes.
Baghi's relatives said the court imposed a previously suspended one-year sentence on state security charges and denied bail. His lawyers said they were barred from the courtroom.
Authorities were angered recently by Baghi's outspoken opposition to the death penalty for Iranians of Arab descent convicted of taking part in a series of bombings in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
Washington Post
Monday, October 15, 2007
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