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 […]
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Hossein Ronaghi’s Father Describing Evin’s Visiting Room Today: Everyone Was Crying. They Have Beaten Our Children
Following is an interview by the opposition site Kaleme with the father of imprisoned blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki after today’s visit in Evin with his son: Mr. Ronaghi, today was the weekly visiting day for Ward 350 prisoners, did you visit your son? did you see your son? Currently we are in front of […]
Utility workers in Ahwaz protest over unpaid wages
More than 100 contract workers at the Ahwaz Water and Sewage Office gathered in front of the Khuzestan Province auditor’s office to protest the non-payment of their wages. One of the workers told ILNA that the protesters had worked for the utility anywhere between five to 15 years and have not been paid since […]
Medical official reveals steep rise in cancer rate
Iran’s Chief of Internal Medicine reports a rise of 20 to 30 percent in the number of cancer cases in the country, adding: “By next year, we will have 400,000 cancer patients in the country.” The Mehr News Agency reports that Iraj Khosronia named breast cancer in women and skin cancer in men as the […]
Reformist activist arrested, taken to Evin Prison
Hossein Nouraninejad, an Iranian political activist and member of the reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front party, was arrested on Monday April21. ILNA reports that Parastoo Sarmadi, Nouraninejad’s wife, has reported that officials entered their home with an arrest warrant and said that he would be taken to Ward Aleph of Evin Prison. The Kaleme […]
Iran Seeks To Offset Advancement Of Women In Medicine
“Parisa” is among the thousands of young women who have transformed the once male-dominated field of medicine in Iran. Whereas men made up 70 percent of the country’s medical students and physicians about 20 years ago, women have reversed the situation to the point that women like Parisa — who asks not to use […]
Rouhani’s Silence on Brutal Prison Attack Unacceptable
A week after a violent raid by prison officials at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison led to the beating, injury, and solitary confinement of many political prisoners, Iranian Judiciary officials continue to deny any use of violence while vivid testimonies from the families of the prisoners indicate otherwise. Independent investigations by the International Campaign for […]
Imprisoned Dervishes Appreciate Mehdi Karroubi’s Perseverance
The son of Mehdi Karruobi, Moammad Hossein Karruobi met with imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyers, Hamid Reza Moradi, Mostafa Daneshjou and Afshin Karampour who have been transferred from the prison to Shohada eTajrish Hospital due to their ill health.As reported by Saham, in this meeting Mohammad Hossein Karroubi said “My father always asks about the […]
Iran Disputes Reports of Violent Crackdown in Prison’s Political Detainee Block
Iran’s penal authorities sought on Monday to discredit reports of a violent clash last week inside the political detainee block in Tehran’s Evin Prison, calling them fabrications fomented by enemies of the government. The head of the Iran Prisons Organization, Gholam Hossein Esmaili, was quoted by the official news media as saying that […]
Families of political prisoners in Evin Prison protesting outside Iran parliament
A group of families of Evin Prison political prisoners held a protest gathering outside Iran’s Majlis (parliament) on Sunday, April 20th. The protesters called for the release of political prisoners and also the return of the inmates attacked on Thursday, April 17th, by Iranian regime’s agents when they stormed Evin’s ward 350. Thirty one […]