Iran: calls for release of activist Nargis Mohammadi

It has been some time since the arrest of civil and human rights activist Nargis Mohammadi. Her arrest has raised numerous condemnations from various human rights organizations across the globe. The Denmark Pen Association and Nobel laureates have demanded her release. In Iran Dr. Mohammad Malaki, a former Tehran University dean, and Gohar Eshghi, mother of Sattar Beheshti – blogger murdered by security agents under torture in Iran – also called for Mohammadi’s release.