The following text has been written under the pretext of deprivation of transfer of the jailed rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, Reza Entesari to hospital for examination and treatment of his severe heart disease, by Prison officials.Evin prison authorities by misusing of his resistance to wear prison uniform outside the jail which is actually […]
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I Told Ashton That Sattar Died Under Torture
Eshghi’s Meeting Creates A Firestorm The mother of Sattar Beheshti – a blogger who dies in prison – told Rooz that EU’s foreign policy chief said she would enquire about her son’s murder from Iranian authorities. “Ms Ashton treated me in a very friendly and respectful manner. She said she would talk to Iranian […]
Shocking Letter By Incarcerated Political Prisoner Abolfazl Abedini To Judiciary Chief
Political prisoner Abolfazl Abedini, who was illegally transferred from Evin prison to Karoon prison in Ahvaz, has written a letter to the Judiciary Chief, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani detailing his violent arrest, the hardships he has suffered during imprisonment, and his sudden transfer to Ahvaz. Following is the text of Abedini’s letter to Ayatollah Larijani: […]
Judiciary officials accused in torture, deaths get off lightly
The case against judiciary officials accused of perpetuating the torture of detainees and the death of at least three of them culminated with a mere slap on the wrist, Iranian media report. On Tuesday July 2, the Mehr News Agency reports that former Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, his assistant, Ali Akbar Heydarifar, and Judge […]
Iran steps up arrests, torture, executions: U.N.
Iran has stepped up executions of prisoners including juveniles as well as arrests of dissidents who are often tortured in jail, sometimes to death, the United Nations reported on Thursday.
Infamous Tehran prosecutor and torture suspect Saeed Mortazavi arrested
Tehran’s former chief prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi is behind bars, the country’s semi-official Fars news agency has reported.
UK condemns protestor killings, detainee torture in Iran during 2011
Britain has condemned the killing of at least 30 people in Iran during security force crackdowns on protests throughout 2011, according to a report published by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) this week.
Torture In Evin – Letter To Ayatollah Khamenei By Former Political Prisoner Rohollah Zam
In response to the request from former political prisoner and documentary film maker Mohamad Nouri for a letter writing campaign to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Rohollah Zam has written several letters to Ayatollah Khamenei.
The families of lawyers and Majzooban Noor Website’s managers are worried after the first meeting in Evin prison
After 75 days of detention of administrators of Majzooban Noor Website and Gonabadi Dervishes Lawyers , their families could visit with them, for the first time .
Incarcerated Journalist Mohamad Davari: My Work In Documenting Prison Rape And Torture Led To My Arrest
Journalist, Editor-in-Chief of Saham News, Mehdi Karoubi’s presidential campaign activist and a teacher’s rights activist, Mohamad Davari has been in Evin prison for over two years without being allowed a furlough.