29. In an example from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Afshen Razvany and Meryme Sotodeh were reportedly arrested on 9 July 2003, sentenced to death shortly afterwards and executed on 23 January 2004 without a court order and without prior notice being given to their families. (In response to these allegations, the Government asserted that it had no record of these individuals being detained in July 2003.)
29. In an example from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Afshen Razvany and Meryme Sotodeh were reportedly arrested on 9 July 2003, sentenced to death shortly afterwards and executed on 23 January 2004 without a court order and without prior notice being given to their families. (In response to these allegations, the Government asserted that it had no record of these individuals being detained in July 2003.)