In referring to 13 Baha’is arrested since the Ashoura protests and seven Baha’is leaders jailed in 2008, Amnesty International states: “In December, the lawyers for seven Baha'i leaders detained without trial … were informed their clients will be tried on Tuesday. They face charges of espionage and could be sentenced to death. Amnesty International believes that all 20 are prisoners of conscience who should be released immediately and unconditionally.”