Evin valley has one of the best climates in Tehran but when you are confined behind walls in winter and there is no fuel, the situation is slightly different, precisely what the prisoners had to endure last year.
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Incarcerated Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Transferred to Evin Prison’s Infirmary
Nasrin Sotoudeh, incarcerated human rights lawyer on hunger strike since October 17th, 2012 was reportedly transferred to the infirmary at Evin prison two days ago as a result of her deteriorating health condition.
Hajj pilgrims offer prayers for Muslim unity
Millions of Muslim pilgrims converged Wednesday on the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the hajj pilgrimage, many of them praying for unity in the Islamic world at a time of turmoil.
Eight Kurdish Sunni citizens were detained in Muchesh, Kamyaran
Eight Kurdish Sunni citizens (followers of Maktab Koran) from Muchesh, were detained by security forces after they were called by police station.
‘Press Iran over human rights record,’ opposition tells international lawmakers in Quebec
A group of Iranian opposition figures have called on delegates at the 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly to press Iran to address its poor human rights record, in particular the continued imprisonment of former lawmakers in the country’s jails.
Student Activist’s Psychological Health Suffers at Evin
Siavash Hatam, an imprisoned student who was banned from continuing his education, is in dire psychological state at Evin Prison’s Ward 350, a local source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in Mehr 1391[September- October 2012]
Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Mehr 1391 [September-October 2012].
Study Shows Progress In Closing Gender Gap
According to a new study, no country in the world has yet achieved gender equality but the majority of them have made slow progress on closing gaps.
The Trial Of Lawyers’s Gonabadi Dervishes And Managers Of Majzooban Noor Website Will Be In Aban (Nov)
Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati, will try lawyers’s Gonabadi dervishes and managers of Majzooban Noor website on three consecutive days on Aban 21, 22 and 23,1391 (November 11, 12 and 13 2012).
UN Investigator Hits Iran on Human Rights
The United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in Iran says the Islamic republic continues to execute hundreds of people each year, and conditions are worsening in the country for religious and ethnic minorities and women.