IRAN: IRANIAN KURDS FORCED TO MAKE TV 'CONFESSION': HOUSHMAND ALIPOUR AND MOHAMMAD OSTADGHADER

Iranian Kurds Houshmand Alipour and Mohammad Ostadghader were arrested by security forces on 3 August and held incommunicado for weeks. They were shown on state television on 7 August making a forced “confession” incriminating themselves. They have had little access to their families and no access to lawyers of their choosing.