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Medical Leaders Call for Justice for Iranian Doctors
In conjunction with PHR and the HIV Medical Association, sixteen top medical experts have written a letter to the Minister of Health in Iran to urge the government to respect the basic human rights of Doctor Arash Alaei and his brother, Doctor Kamiar Alaei, who were taken into custody by Iranian authorities in late June and are being held incommunicado. The doctors are leaders in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran.
The experts' letter appeals to the Minister of Health to work with the government to disclose the doctors' whereabouts, provide them access to family and lawyers, and either charge them with an internationally recognized crime, or immediately release them.
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