Jahangir Mahmoudi

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Jahangir Mahmoudi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and politician.

Early life[edit]

Mahmoudi is the founder of "Khuzestan defenders party". In late August 2004, he was arrested and jailed in Ahvaz, Iran due to his opposition to the Iranian regime.[1]

On August 25, 2010, officials from the Special Clerical Court stated that Jahangir Mahmoudi had been arrested as a result of his intentions to represent a number of political prisoners[2] after repeated inquiries by his wife. Mahmoudi is currently being held at the Isfahan Prison.[3] The trials of the political prisoners will continue without the presence of their lawyers.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "News (Persian)". Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  2. ^ Jahangir Mahmoudi Arrested for Defending Political Prisoners
  3. ^ Political repression and persecution in Iran
  4. ^ Third Trial Held for Heshmatollah Tabarzadi While Lawyers Remain Behind Bars