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the individual appealed his verdict; and that part of the verdict was quashed and his
sentence was halted due to his advanced age.
188. In its second communication, the Government reported that Mr. Kouhyar Goudarzi
was charged with disseminating misinformation about the system of the Islamic Republic
of Iran by his membership in the Committee of Human Rights Reporters and was brought
before branch 26 of Tehran Court of Revolution; that he was found guilty and sentenced to
one year‘s imprisonment; and that the decision was appealed but the appeal was rejected.
189. In its third communication, the Government provided information on several of the
individuals referred to in the urgent appeal.
190. In its fourth communication, the Government reported that one of the individuals
referred to in the urgent appeal was charged with engaging in propaganda against the
system of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in favour with the MEK terrorist group, as well
as association and collusion to disturb national security; that he was found guilty on the first
charge and given a one-year suspended prison sentence for two years; and that he was
cleared of the second charge and freed.
Request for a visit
191. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to a visit by the Working
Group in 2004, which was delayed at the request of the Government. Reminder letters were
sent on 20 July 2009, 16 August 2010, 18 August 2011 and 8 November 2012, asking the
Government to set a date for the proposed visit. The Government has not yet set a new date
for the visit despite the fact that more than eight years have elapsed.
Meetings
192. Representatives of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran met with the
Working Group at its ninety-sixth session.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
193. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 537 cases to the
Government; of those, five cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided
by the source, 14 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the
Government, and 518 remain outstanding.
Observations
194. The Working Group welcomes the replies received from the Government regarding
the urgent appeal transmitted on 19 October 2011, but is concerned that no reply has yet
been received regarding the urgent appeal transmitted on 16 February 2012.
195. The Working Group reiterates its hope that a final date will be agreed in the near
future for the visit which was agreed to in 2004 and recalls Human Rights Council
resolution 21/4 which ―Urges States to cooperate with the Working Group to help it to carry
out its mandate effectively and, in that framework, to give serious consideration to
responding favourably to its requests for visits to their countries‖.
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