Javid Houtan Kiyan

Javid Houtan Kiyan
  
Javid Houtan Kiyan is held in Tabriz Prison in connection with his defence of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a client facing a sentence of stoning to death for “adultery while married”.  He was arrested in October 2010 along with Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s son and two German journalists, who have all been released.  He has been tortured in prison and is believed to have been sentenced to a prison term of up to 11 years.