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An Iranian student activists and prisoners of conscience remained in solitary confinement after 37 days in jail interrogation ended. The charges against a Colombian academic arrested two yeas, accused of having links with leftist guerrillas fallen and been released. A student pilot who was imprisoned in Iran for another year the activity on Face book, including interviews with the international media and the dissemination of political activity. A constitutional law scholars in China have disappeared, believed detained in connection with a large number of candidates running in local elections.

Iran: Student activists remained in solitary confinement

Arabian Ashcan, an Iranian student activist and prisoner of conscience, is still in solitary confinement, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported on June 13.


Arabian, student activist and political activists, gave custody on May 1 for a prison sentence of six months in prison Barolo and placed in solitary confinement. After 37 days of interrogation over, he still separated. There is no reason given for the delay.

The Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Intelligence declined to discuss legal cases.
Although recently been allowed to meet their parents under the direction of security, not able to discuss the case with them. He seems to be in good spirits, and asked his family not to worry.

Since 2009, Arabian arrested and imprisoned many times for his political activities and students.

In June 2009 he was sentenced to six months in prison for disrupting order, encourage people to demonstrate and organize protests at the University of Mazandaran. Six months later, he was again arrested for acting against national security.

After the elections in 2009, when he was an active member of his campaign the reformist Midi Karrabul Barolo arrested by Ministry of Intelligence and beaten by security forces, lost consciousness for three days.

He also was banned by the Ministry of Intelligence to continue his studies because of his student activism.

COLOMBIA: Teacher released after two years in prison

Miguel Angel Beltran, a Colombian academic arrested two years ago for his alleged links with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), had just been released after they withdraw all cases against , Education International reported on 16 June.

Beltran, professor of sociology at the National University in Bogota, released after two years in detention at La Picot prison in Bogota. Earlier this month, a city judge dismissed all charges against him, considering that the evidence used against him was admissible in court.

Beltran equity arrested in Mexico in May 2009, while conducting postdoctoral research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Accused a key member of the FARC responsible ideological text, accused of "rebellion" and "violation of law terrorist" and deported to Colombia.

These charges are based on alleged evidence of a seized computer of a FARC camp during a Colombian army raid into Ecuador in 2008.

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