Weekly Rights Podcast 14

In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaee addresses the European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty; amputations and floggings are on the rise in Iran, an admitted policy in some regions; a former member of Parliament, Ali Shakouri Rad, was arrested on 12 October; lawyers of the Defenders of Human Rights Center continue to face pressure; the Campaign calls for the release of five imprisoned student leaders from the Advar Tahkim Vahdat group; and the ‘Pick of the Week’ is Reporters Without Borders for chastising the Iranian government for expelling a Spanish journalist.