Five jailed Iranian activists issued a statement marking Human Rights Day on December 10, commenting on the state of human rights in Iran. Abdolfattah Soltani, Saeed Madani, Mehdi Khodayi, Keyvan Samimi and Saeed Razavi issued a statement commending “the relative efforts of the Iranian administration toward improving the situation” in Iran. The expressed support […]
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7 detainees in Rajai Shahr prison announce hunger strike
7 prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison launched a hunger strike on Wednesday April 23rd in protest of the violent assault of detainees in Evin prison Ward 350. Following is their letter as provided to Kaleme Noble people of Iran, The 1979 Revolution was not one event, but rather a long process in line with […]
Deportation of Farshid Yadollahi, Reza Entesari and Saeed Madani to Rajai Shahr Prison
Three political prisoners in Evin Prison, Saeed Madani, Farshid Yadollahi and Reza Entesari were deported to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj.According to reports by HRANA, prison authorities transferred three men from ward 350 to Rajaei-Shahr prison on the pretext of taking them to a court. On 7 January 2012, authorities arrested researcher, sociologist and […]
National-religious activist has sentence confirmed
The appeals court has confirmed the imprisonment and exile sentence for Saeed Madani, the Iranian Nationalist-religious activist. Kaleme reports that Madani has been sentenced to six years in jail and 10 year in exile, which will be spent in the southern city of Bandar Abbas. Madani was arrested in December of 2011 and held […]
Activists call for release of exiled sociologist
380 Iranian activists from various walks of life have issued a protest letter against the jail and exile sentence handed to sociologist Saeed Madani, who is a fellow activist. Kaleme reports that the letter says the people’s political statement of recent weeks should have been a clear message to those in power to stop […]