A/HRC/22/45 Observations 183. The Working Group regrets that no response has been received to the general allegation transmitted on 13 January 2011 (A/HRC/19/58/Rev.1, paras. 238-244), concerning the alleged enforced disappearance, between 1997 and 1998, of a number of students who opposed the former President Suharto‘s New Order regime, notwithstanding a reminder sent on 14 August 2012. Iran (Islamic Republic of) Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 517 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review: 1 Cases clarified during the period under review: 0 Cases sent under Cases sent the urgent action under the procedure standard procedure Government 0 0 1 Non-governmental sources Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 0 518 Number of cases on which the Multiple replies on some cases Government has replied Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 0 0 N/A Urgent appeal Yes Government response No General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit Yes Invitation extended Yes - postponed Standard procedure 184. The Working Group transmitted one newly-reported case to the Government, concerning Mr. Saeed Zeinaly, who was allegedly arrested at home on 14 July 1999 by agents of security forces. Urgent appeal 185. The Working Group, jointly with three other special procedures mechanisms, transmitted to the Government an urgent appeal on 16 February 2012, concerning various individuals including Mr. Shahram Manouchehri, allegedly arrested at his home by security forces on 19 January 2012, before being transferred to an unknown location. At the time of the communication, the fate and whereabouts of Mr. Manouchehri reportedly remained unknown. Information from the Government 186. The Government transmitted four communications dated 2 March 2012, 4 May 2012, 15 May 2012, and 20 July 2012. All of these communications concerned an urgent appeal transmitted on 19 October 2011. 187. In its first communication, the Government reported that one of the individuals referred to in the urgent appeal was fined for using satellite TV equipment, sentenced to one year‘s imprisonment for propaganda against the State, and two year‘s imprisonment for insulting the late Imam and the eminent leader of the Revolution; that 16 months of his original sentence was converted into an additional fine because of his advanced age; that 63

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