Alerts in Pakistan
Refugee Professor “Disappears”
Action Alert
Date: 18 July 2002
Amnesty International (AI) released the following action alert relating to the safety and whereabouts of Dr. Habibullah Ziaee on the 18 July 2002. Dr. Ziaee was arrested in Islamabad, northern Pakistan on 4 July 2002. The reason for his arrest is unknown, as are his current whereabouts. He may already have been forcibly returned to Iran or handed to US officials in Pakistan.