Prisoners of ward 8 of Evin jail were inspected last night.According to Majzooban Noor, last night Protection Unit Police of Evin prison, in the presence of a number of authorities inspected ward 8 of this prison in which a number of political prisoners and also prisoners of conscience are being held.This report goes on, […]
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IOPHRI Protest in Frankfurt in support of Political Prisoners
Yesterday, the Members of International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran gathered in Frankfurt, Germany to demand the freedom of all political prisoners in Iran, and to stop the persecution of religious minorities in Iran. This action was in response to the increased pressure by the extremist Iranian regime against all minorities and human […]
Activist’s release delayed despite new law
Mohsen Mirdamadi, a prominent reformist figure, former MP and head of the now-banned Islamic Iran Participation Front party, who was jailed in the aftermath of the controversial presidential election of 2009, was released from Evin Prison on the evening of Tuesday June 16 after serving a six-year sentence. The Kaleme website reports that Mirdamadi’s […]
The Latest List of the Political Prisoners in Women’s Section of Evin Prison
The following list includes the political prisoners of women’s section of Evin Prison in Tehran. These prisoners have been sentenced in total to more than 190 years of imprisonment. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), there are 22 women in this section, 15 of whom are political and civil […]
3 Political Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements of IRGC
Jafar Eghdami, Saeid Masouri and Afshin Baimani, political prisoners of hall number 12 in Rajaei Shahr prison, have been transferred to intelligence ward, known as Sepah (Revolutionary Guard) ward. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three prisoners were summoned for interrogation to this ward for unknown reasons, on […]
5 Political Prisoners in Evin Prison Transferred to Solitary Confinements
Amir Doorbin Ghaziani, Samkoo Khelghati, Salar Setodeh, Omid Zareinejad and Mohammad Shojaei, 5 political and security prisoners in the quarantine of ward 7 of Evin prison were transferred to solitary confinements. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), following the protest, by some of political prisoners in the […]
2 political prisoners transferred to Solitary Confinements
There is no news about Afshin Baymany and Arjang Davoodi since Sunday that they were transferred to solitary confinement in Sepah ward. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on Sunday 18th January, Afshin Baymany and Arjang Davoodi, two political prisoners of Hall 12 in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, […]
Judicial Authorities Reject Parole Requests of 70 Political Prisoners
Judicial authorities rejected the request of seventy political and security prisoners, imprisoned in Evin prison to be released earlier. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a large number of prisoners in Evin prison, including 13 prisoners of ward 350, were imparted that their conditional release requests have been rejected. […]
Political Prisoners at Evin Transferred into Quarantine without Explanation
Twenty-seven political prisoners have been transferred from Evin Prison’s Ward 350 to quarantine, where they are now being held in conditions tantamount to clear and serious ill treatment. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Atieh Taheri, the wife of Saeed Matinpour, who is an Azeri journalist and civil […]
Interview: Yes, Iran does have political prisoners
Iran’s judiciary claims it has no political prisoners. Human Rights Watch set out to prove them wrong. Researcher Faraz Sanei speaks with Amy Braunschweiger about his new report, who Iran is persecuting and why, and if President Hassan Rouhani – a self-proclaimed moderate – has the ability and willingness to do something about it. […]