Jailed Iranian activist Mohammad Tavasoli has protested against the charged brought against him in court by refusing to defend himself in what he called an “illegal court.”
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Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri Refused To Participate In Own Trail Due To Absence Of Defence Lawyer
According to Majzooban reporter, Gonabadi dervish, Mr.Kasra Nouri, who has been confined in Shiraz Adel Abad prison for more than 3 months ,on Ordibehesht 21 , 1391 (May 10 , 2012) without prior notice, was taken to the court hearing as the “last defense”.
Iranian official’s statement at UN cannot conceal persecution of defence lawyers
Amnesty International – Amnesty International deplores the statement at a UN press conference on 16 November 2011 by Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of the Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, that “[n]o lawyer is in prison because he is a lawyer or he is a defender of human rights.”