47. PEN protestiert

PEN International and Freemuse protest the arrest of poets and lyricists Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Moosavi, who have been held in Section 2A of Tehran’s Evin prison since 7 December 2013, apparently for their critical writings. They are feared to be at risk of torture and ill-treatment and there are mounting concerns for their well-being. Iran is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 19 of which guarantees the right to freedom of expression / mehr