Political prisoner and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was released from Evin prison today. According to Kaleme blogger and human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi was detained on December 13, 2009 at his home in Malekan close to Tabriz. He was held for 13 months in solitary confinement in Ward 2-A of Evin prison under severe […]
Tag: Prisoners of Conscience
Extension of medical furlough denied for Bahareh Hedayat despite kidney stone surgery
Bahareh Hedayat was summoned back to prison by the prosecutor’s office despite her need for aftercare after undergoing kidney stone surgery. According to Kaleme, political prisoner Bahareh Hedayat was finally granted medical furlough for surgery last week but was summoned back behind bars by the prosecutor’s office despite presenting medical documents stating her need […]
Reza Shahabi in worrisome health continues hunger strike after 40 days
Labor activist Reza Shahabi held in Rajai Shahr prison has lost 15 kilograms and lost consciousness several times in the past days while he continues his hunger strike that has now exceeded 40 days. CHRR reports that according to the Committee to Defend Reza Shahabi, the labor activist has severe fluctuations in his blood […]
Letter by Hossein Ronaghi’s father to Ayatollah Khamenei
In a letter to the leadership, the father of Hossein Ronaghi expressed his concern regarding the attack in Ward 350 at Evin prison and said the lives of political prisoners including that of his son are in danger. According to the letter provided to Kaleme, Ronaghi’s father requested that the Supreme Leader follow-up and […]
New information about injuries sustained by political prisoners
Among the serious injuries sustained in today’s violent raid were face and neck injuries; rupture of the artery; skull fracture; broken ribs; broken bones in hands and feet; swelling, bruising and trauma caused by baton strikes. According to Keleme this type of violent altercation in Ward 350 has been unprecedented in the past two […]
Shocking Details about the Beating of Political Prisoners; 2 Jailed Dervishes transferred to solitary confinement
During the violent encounter that took place in Evin Ward 350 on Thursday, 30 prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement. According to Kaleme, 30 political prisoners who protested the violent conduct of officials and their use of batons were transferred to solitary cells in Ward 240 per orders of Intelligence and prison security officials. […]
Ward 350 of Evin prison witness to the most unprecedented violence against political prisoners within the last two decades.
According to Kaleme, agents from the IRGC, Ministry of Intelligence, and over hundreds of prison guards violently raided Ward 350 of Evin prison and beat up prisoners using batons and other weapons. At least 30 prisoners were injured during the violent assault and 4 political prisoners are so far known to have been transferred […]
Letter by Hossein Ronaghi’s father to Tehran Prosecutor
Committee of Human Rights Reporters – In a letter to the Tehran Prosecutor, Hossein Ronaghi’s father divulges that a judicial office administrator has personally taken action to prevent medical furlough for the jailed activist. In his letter Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki disclosed that an individual by the name of Sattari who is the Director of […]
Judicial lack of accountability and disregard for the law in the case of Hossein Ronaghi Meleki
The Tehran Revolutionary Court rejected the findings of the medical examiner’s office and denied medical leave for Hossein Ronaghi. According to Kaleme, the Tehran Prosecutor in accordance with Article 291 of the Criminal Procedure Code forwarded the findings of the country’s highest legal medical examiner’s office to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court which […]
Authorities prepare silent death of prisoners of conscience
On 1 November 2013, prominent human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani (a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre – DHRC) and three other political prisoners started a hunger strike in Evin prison in protest against the authorities’ denial of adequate medical care to dozens of sick prisoners in the prison. Two days […]