Thread by @RezaYounesi

Free Students Long in Solitary

Iranian authorities have detained two students from Sharif University in Tehran in solitary confinement for nearly two months, @hrw said today. #AliYounesi #AmirHosseinMoradi

hrw.org/news/2020/06/0…

"The prolonged solitary confinement, lack of access to a lawyer, and the judiciary’s history of coerced confessions signal that there’s almost zero chance that the due process rights of these two students will be respected." said @MichaelARPage, deputy Middle East director @hrw.

"Iranian authorities have a history of targeting dissidents’ family members on bogus charges, and after nearly two months, they have failed to provide an iota of evidence against Younesi and Moradi," said @MichaelARPage
#علی_یونسی و #امیرحسین_مرادی

International treaty bodies and United Nations special rapporteurs on torture have concluded that prolonged solitary confinement may amount to cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment that violates human rights.
@mbachelet @UNHumanRights
#Ali_Younesi #AmirHossein_Moradi

International law guarantees anyone accused of a crime access to a lawyer at all stages of criminal proceedings, including during the investigation, the pretrial proceedings, and during the trial itself.

"Arresting and holding these two college students in solitary confinement for two months without any credible evidence would be unreasonable at any time, but exposing them to prison conditions at the time of a pandemic adds to the concern," @MichaelARPage said.
#Younesi #Moradi

The authorities have allowed Younesi&Moradi to only make a few brief phone calls & have not permitted the families to visit.

They both are still held in solitary confinement with no access to lawyer. It's been 57 days since they have been detained.
#AliYounesi #AmirHosseinMoradi