Iran: Free prisoner of conscience to visit ailing son

Headline Title: Iran: Free prisoner of conscience to visit ailing son 17 February 2012 The Iranian authorities should immediately free jailed journalist and human rights defender Mohammad Sadigh Kabudvand and allow him to visit his gravely ill 22-year-old son, said Amnesty International today.Kabudvand’s wife Parinaz Baghban Hassani has requested that her husband be granted temporary leave, a routine practice in Iran, to see their son Pejman, whose health has worsened over the past several months. Amnesty International believes Kabudvand, who is being held in Section 209 of Tehran’s…

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