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Dr Arash Alaei and Dr Kamiar Alaei, who specialize in the prevention and management of HIV/ AIDS, were sentenced on 20 January 2009 to six and three years' imprisonment respectively, which they are serving in Evin Prison, Tehran. The two brothers were charged under article 508 of Iran's Islamic Penal Code with "cooperating with an enemy government". Amnesty International considers them prisoners of conscience, as they appear to have been imprisoned solely in relation to their work with international and specifically US institutions in the field of HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment. The organization also believes that their imprisonment is politically motivated and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.

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