On that Monday I accompanied the mothers, wives and children of political prisoners to the meeting hall of Evin prison in Tehran. In the waiting room, I saw other activists, and Dr Maleki and Mr. Nourizad. The atmosphere in the hall was tense and tears were visible in the corners of many eyes which stared […]
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Iran, Austria commit to further talks on human rights
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a joint press conference in Tehran with his Austrian counterpart, Sebastian Kurz, announcing that Iran will continue talks with Austria on human rights issues. Zarif said: “We have always discussed human rights issues with Austria and will continue doing so. So long as the talks are aimed at […]
Sunni leaders speak out against assassinations
Mowlavi Abdolhamid, Zahedan’s Sunni Friday Mass Imam, and a number of other senior Sunni leaders have condemned recent assassinations in the cities of Rask and Sarbaz in Sistan-Baluchistan Province. Sunni-on-line reports that Mowlavi Abdolhamid, as well as the management of the Zahedan seminary and the Society of Sunni Clergy of Zahedan, have issued separate […]
A Letter by Bahareh Hedayat from Evin in Response to the Recent Attack on Ward 350
In response to the recent attack by Iranian authorities on Evin Prison’s Ward 350, Bahareh Hedayat has written a letter from the women’s ward of this prison. The original content of the letter was published on the Kaleme website and translated to English by us. Hedayat is a university student leader and women’s rights activist. […]
Sudden Cancellation of Transfer of Jailed Dervishes to Evin Prison
Prosecutor’s order to transfer the imprisoned Dervishes from Rajai Shahr to Evin prison was suddenly canceled without providing any explanations.According a report by Kaleme website, morning of Saturday, Ordibehesht 6, 1393 (April 26,2014), while two jailed Gonabadi Dervishes, Farshid Yadollahi and Reza Entesari, based on a prior notice, had collected their belongings, the head […]
Iran Bans Reformist Newspaper
Iran has banned the reformist newspaper “Ebtekar,” the third such publication to be closed by authorities in recent months. Mohammad Ali Vakili, the newspaper’s managing director, told ISNA news agency on April 26 that he received a note from the media court which said a ban has been imposed on the daily for “spreading […]
19 political prisoners on hunger strike in Rajai Shahr prison
19 political prisoners of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj have gone on hunger strike in solidarity with the political prisoners of ward 350 of Evin prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Afshin Heyratian, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Saleh Kohandel, Said Masouri, Mohammad Ali Mansouri, Rasoul Badaghi, Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi, Khaled […]
Hossein Ronaghi transferred to clinic of Evin prison
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, the political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, was transferred to prison clinic. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner is hospitalized due to fever caused by elevated blood concentration. Hossein Ronaghi Maleki is suffering from kidney disease and despite the effort of […]
Wide Summons of Dervishes to the Mahshahr’s Intelligence Ministry and Definition of 1 Dervish
Over the past few days, dozens of Gonabadi Dervishes residents of Mahshahr have been summoned to the Intelligence Bureau by phone. Among them, one Dervish was detained and interrogated for several hours.According to reports by Majzooban Noor, during the past few days intelligence forces in Khuzestan province, by a concerted action called and summoned […]
Emad Bahavar’s Eyewitness Account of The Brutal Attack On Ward 350 Political Prisoners
On April 17, 2014 Ward 350 of Evin prison was raided and the political prisoners brutally attacked and beaten resulting in many serious injuries. Below is translation of a letter written by political prisoner Emad Bahavar giving an eyewitness account of the portion of the raid that he witnessed. I feel as though pain […]