IRAN: IMMINENT EXECUTION OF FARZAD KAMANGAR

Farzad Kamangar, the Iranian Kurdish teacher and social worker sentenced to death on, according to his lawyer, "absolutely zero evidence", could be hanged on November 26, 2008 ITUC warned. According to information received by Education International (EI), Farzad Kamangar was taken from his cell 121 in ward 209 of Tehran's Evin prison in preparation for execution. Jail security officers are said to have told him he is about to be executed whilst making fun of him and calling him a martyr. In a letter sent to Iran's supreme leader, the ITUC declared that although Mr. Kamangar has been sentenced to death on 25 February 2008 by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, his lawyer has said: "Nothing in Kamangar's judicial files and records demonstrates any links to the charges brought against him." Kamangar was cleared of all charges during the investigation process. The last time Kamangar was seen was at the health clinic of Evin prison. He was in poor health and bore signs of having been beaten. Mr. Kamangar has not been allowed to see his lawyer or family members for the past two months.