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 […]
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Jailed Dervish, Omid Behroozi Is Back to Ward 350
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Omid Behroozi who was being kept in Evin prison infirmary and chained to the bed, was back to ward 350. He ended his dry hunger strike.Omid Behroozi had a vein ruptured in his hand that were cut by shattered glass.According to the report of Majzooban Noor, 10 other political prisoners […]
Iran’s dust problem: potential causes and strategies
Iranian officials have expressed hope that residents of the country’s western provinces will have fewer problems with dust particles this year due to the heavy precipitation anticipated in Iraq. The observed environmental changes in Iran and neighbouring countries reduce the possibility of such optimism and appear to indicate that in the coming year and […]
Thousands protest water diversion from province
Thousands of protesters gathered in Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province to oppose the transfer of water to other regions. Iranian media report that in a widespread gathering on Thursday April 17, protesters marched to the governor’s building and called for an immediate halt to the transfer of water to Behesht Abad and the Golab […]
Prisoners call for investigation of beatings at Evin Prison
As controversy over the alleged attack on political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison deepens, 74 prisoners have written a letter of complaint urging the Tehran Prosecutor to investigate the matter. The Kaleme opposition website, which first reported on the alleged attack, has now published the prisoners’ letter of complaint along with the […]
U.S. prisoner in Iran writes to Iranian foreign minister
Amir Mirazai Hekmati, an American citizen of Iranian background who is in prison in Iran accused of spying, has written to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to insist that he is innocent and to urge the minister to save his case from falling prey to the historic diplomatic differences between Iran and the […]
MP calls for family visits after reports of prisoner beatings
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called on prison authorities to arrange for the families of political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison to visit their kin, following the publication of contradictory reports about prisoners in that ward receiving beatings. Qanoon on line reports that Motahari said: “The head of Prison Organizations has to […]
Rohani Speaks Up For Women’s Rights
Iranian President Hasan Rohani has admitted women in his country still face “gender injustice.” In a speech on April 20 at the National Forum on Women Shaping Economy and Culture to mark Iran’s “Women’s Day,” “There are still women who are suffering from and even afraid of men’s unjust behavior and this era must […]
Mostafa Abdi was returned from ward 240 with broken head, shaved mustache and beard
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish in ward 350 of Evin prison, Mostafa Abdi after two days in solitary confinement in ward 240 of the prison was returned to ward 350 with broken head while his mustache and beard forcibly has been shaved. According to Majzooban Noor reports, following the clashes in Evin prison, Jailed Gonabadi Dervish, […]
The Start of a Massive New Wave of Hunger Strikes in Evin Prison; Omid Behroozi Launched Dry Hunger Strike
The reports indicated that imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer in ward 350 of Evin prison, Omid Behroozi has started a dry hunger strike.On Thursday 28 Farvardin 1393 ( April 17, 2014) during Iranian guards and intelligence officials search of ward 350 of Evin prison, Omid Behroozi had a vein ruptured in his hand that were […]