Source:
International Campaign for Human Rights
in Iran
Case of Acclaimed Photographer is One of
Hundreds Who Have "Disappeared" Into the Prison System
Internationally recognized photographer Mehraneh
Atashi, along with her husband Madjid Ghaffari, were arrested on 12 January 2010
in their home in Tehran and detained, apparently in solitary confinement in ward
209 of Evin prison, but authorities have released no information about charges
against them, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
reported today. Atashi and her husband have had no access to a lawyer. They have
been allowed no visit by their family and only one brief telephone call they
used to inform relatives they had been arrested.
Mehraneh Atashi, along with her husband Madjid
Ghaffari
"The arrest and detention of Mehraneh Atashi and
her husband are, unfortunately, typical of hundreds of other arrests where
Iranian citizens have been snatched by authorities and held without information
or explanation, which are tactics of a terror state" said Aaron Rhodes, a
spokesperson for the Campaign.
Mehraneh Atashi (30) is a prominent and
internationally acclaimed photo artist whose work has appeared in major
exhibitions around the world. She has worked for numerous newspapers, magazines,
and TV programs. However, in the past few years, she discontinued her job as a
photojournalist and concentrated on her artistic photography.
Mehraneh Atashi taking a photo at a Zourkhaneh
Iranian photo exhibit helps
to change German views on Iran
As reported by the Campaign previously,
a standing, blanket arrest warrant is being used by Iranian security agents to
massively detain Iranian citizens in the absence of evidence of criminal
activity and analysis of specific cases by independent judicial authorities.
"Mehraneth Atashi and all who have been
arbitrarily arrested are being denied their basic right to liberty, as protected
by Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to
which Iran is a state party," Rhodes said.
The United Nations General Assembly passed a
Resolution in December 2009, which called for engagement by the UN Working Group
on Arbitrary Detentions with regard to detained persons in the Islamic Republic.
The Campaign calls for the immediate
release of Mehraneth Atashi, her husband Madjid Ghaffari, and of all who are
being detained arbitrarily.
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