The warden of section 350 at Evin prison is using criminal prisoners as a tool to put pressure on the politic prisoners of this ward and to abuse them. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), with the continuous trend of increasing pressure on the political prisoners- the […]
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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 […]
A political prisoner exiled to Rajai Shahr Prison
Dr. Kamran Ayazi, the prisoner of conscience of ward 350 of Evin prison, is exiled to Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Dr. Kamran Ayazi has been transferred from ward 350 to Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj, on Tuesday, June 24th. Dr. Ayazi had […]
Denial of Family Visitation Rights by Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes in Ward 350
Three Gonabadi Dervish prisoners, jailed in Evin prison, refused to go to visitation hall to protest abusive behavior by prison guards against rights of intellectual and political prisoners.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyers, Messrs. Amir Eslami, Omid Behroozi and Mostafa Abdi have announced that in protest against inhumane and […]
Amnesty International: Prisoners out of solitary confinement
Further information on UA: 94/14 Index: MDE 13/025/2014 Iran Date: 23 May 2014 URGENT ACTION PRISONERS OUT OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT All the Iranian prisoners taken to solitary confinement in Section 240 of Tehran’s Evin Prison after the 17 April raid, when security officers beat and injured political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, have been […]
Evin infirmary head latest casualty in prison staff changes
Majid Rezazadeh has been removed from his position as the head of the Evin Prison Infirmary, the opposition website Kaleme reports. According to Kaleme, Rezazadeh’s treatment of political prisoners in Evin had been very inappropriate throughout his tenure, adding that his role in the attack on Ward 350 prisoners was “destructive” and “negative”. Kaleme […]
Report on Evin Prison “attack” to be prepared, made public
Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, a spokesman for the Rohani administration, says the ministries of intelligence and justice have been charged with preparing a report on recent events at Evin Prison and the result will be made public. The announcement comes after the Minister of Justice dismissed the importance of the Evin Prison events, saying there […]
Guard from prison attack said to have tried suicide
A report published by the opposition website Kaleme says a solider guard tried to commit suicide following the attack on political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison. According to this report, the soldier was involved in the attack on the prisoners, and his involvement led him to attempt suicide. The soldier reportedly shot […]
Banned Ebtekar newspaper allowed to reopen
The ban on the Ebtekar Daily has been revoked four days after the newspaper was shut down by Iran’s press court authorities. Iranian media report that Mohammad Ali Vakili, the Managing Director of the newspaper, was informed that the newspaper’s publication ban had been lifted. Vakili announced that the newspaper will resume publication starting […]
Empathy Action of Dervishes to Shave Heads
According to Majzooban Noor, following the attack on Ward 350 of Evin prison by security guards and return of Gonabadi Dervish Mostafa Abdi from solitary confinement of ward 240 to ward 350 with shaved head and bruised body other Gonabadi Dervishes across the country have declared that they will shave their heads to show […]