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There is no readily available information as to the conclusion of the case of Mr. Rasoul
Holoumi.17 Latest available report suggests that Mr. Holoumi is waiting for the re-trial of his case
since 2016.18
Mr. Saman Naseem was the subject of a first Special Procedures’ urgent appeal in October
20141920 and a second in February 2015.21 22 Mr. Naseem was reportedly released on bail in
2018.23
Mr. Soheil Arabi’s death sentence24 was reportedly commuted to 7 and a half years in prison in
July 2015.25 Three years were added to his sentence in 2018.26
Of the 37 individuals the Special Procedures urged the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to
prevent the executions of, at least 33 were executed.
Recommendation Status:
This recommendation has NOT been implemented.
17
Communication IRN 15/2014,
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=19157
18 Aftabir News https://www.aftabir.com/news/article/view/2016/01/19/1111386
19 Communication IRN 23/2014,
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=16316
20
Reply of the Government Islamic Republic of Iran to the Special Procedures’ communication IRN 23/2014
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32252
21 Communication IRN 3/2015
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=19795
22 Replies of the Government Islamic Republic of Iran to the Special Procedures’ communication IRN 3/201
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32524 and
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=32525
23 https://www.en-hrana.org/former-death-row-juvenile-offender-saman-naseem-released-on-bail
24
Communication IRN 29/2014,
https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=22446
25 https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/5606/thousands-were-released-in-iran-but-not-atheist-prisoner-soheil-arabi
26 https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2018/10/man-serving-seven-years-in-an-iranian-prison-for-his-facebook-posts-slapped-withan-additional-three/
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