December 26, 2010 8:43 AM

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Amnesty International appeals Iran to commute death sentence of Iranian Kurdish student

Amnesty International has appealed to Iran to commute the death sentence of an Iranian Kurdish student who it says is expected to be executed today. Habibollah Latifi, 29, has been found “guilty of waging war against God” by co-operating with a banned Kurdish rebel group – a charge he denies. The human rights group says his trial was held behind closed doors with no legal representation and was unfair. It says Tehran should now “show clemency” and halt the execution. Habibollah Latifi was sentenced to death in 2008 for waging war against God (mohareb) by committing acts of violence as a member of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) in Iran's western province of Kordestan in 2007.His death sentence was upheld by an appeals court in 2009.The law student admitted being a PJAK supporter but denied committing any violence, his lawyer says.

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