Mahmoud Shahriari, Former Radio and Television presenter, was arrested by Security Forces

Human Rights in Iran – On Wednesday, April 16th 2020, Mahmoud Shahriari, the media activist and former radio and television presenter, was arrested by Security Forces in Tehran and was taken to an unknown location.

According to a reportage by Human Rights in Iran, Mahmoud Shahriari, the former radio and television presenter, was arrested by Security Forces, on Wednesday, April 15th 2020.

Based on this reportage, Mahmoud Shahriari was arrested for ” disseminating false news about corona virus outbreak in Iran “.

In cyberspace, Shahriari had published news, asking citizens to go to stores to buy food and other daily items due to the outbreak of corona virus.

The suppression of publication agencies and media activists is a violation mentioned in Article 19 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well and in Article 19 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted on December 16th 1966 that emphasizes on individuals rights to express their thoughts and ideas regardless of boundary limitations.

The individuals’ accessibility to the right of a fair judgement by an impartial court is one of the emphasized cases in International Instrument of Human Rights, Article 10 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as in Article 14 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted on December 16th 1966.

Likewise the issue of arbitrary detainment of persons without the justification of their charges, and the culprits’ inaccessibility to a lawyer are some cases of violations of Principles noted in International Instrument of Human Rights, Article 9 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Article 9 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted on December 16th 1966.

The individuals’ accessibility to the right of a fair judgement by an impartial court is one of the emphasized cases in International Instrument of Human Rights, Article 10 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as in Article 14 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted on December 16th 1966.