José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, looks into the case of Mr. Abbas Lisani
After the request of the Portuguese Member of the European parliament, Mr. Paulo Casaca (who is also a member of the Iran delegation in the European Parliament), the President of the European Commission Mr. José Manuel Barroso has decided to look specifically into the case of Mr. Abbas Lisani. In a letter dated the 20th of March, Mr. Barroso explains to Mr. Casaca that he is aware of Mr. Lisani´s case and that Mr. Lisani is imprisoned because of his peaceful activities in favour of the cultural and linguistic
rights of South-Azerbaijanis. Furthermore the President writes that the EU through diplomatic channels is following the human rights situation in Iran closely, including the linguistic and cultural rights of people belonging to minorities and that the EU will continue to monitor the case of Mr. Lisani very closely.
(NNergiz Nedayi)
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