The security officer who oversaw the case of Sattar Beheshti, the detained blogger who died three days into his arrest by Cyber Police, will stand trial in April for manslaughter in a court for government staff, says the Beheshti family’s lawyer. According to IRNA, Giti Pourfazel reported that Beheshti’s parents have received a summons […]
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Karroubi campaign worker Sentenced to Seven Years for Strange Charges
A source close to the family of imprisoned student Maryam Shafipour, who was just sentenced to seven years in prison, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Shafipour received the heavy sentence on strange and irrational charges such as “membership in Facebook,” “applying for a student visa,” “existence of a satellite […]
Student activist given seven year prison term in continuing crackdown
Iran’s authorities must quash the conviction of a 27-year-old student who received a seven year prison sentence because of her peaceful political activities, said Amnesty International. Maryam Shafi’ Pour had been a member of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi’s presidential campaign during the 2009 elections. “That a student could be jailed for seven years merely […]
A political prisoner returned to prison before the surgery
Asghar Ghattan who was transferred to the hospital last week has been suddenly returned to Evin prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Asghar Ghattan, the 60 years old prisoner in ward 350 of Evin prison who was transferred to a hospital outside of the prison for […]
Mohammad Amin Agoushi in critical health condition
Despite the disease of Mohammad Amin Agoushi, the prisoner of Central prison of Zahedan, he is deprived of proper medical treatments. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohammad Amin Agoushi, the 54 years old retired teacher and citizen of Piranshahr who is serving his 10 years in prison in […]
Retired IRGC Commander arrested And Moved To Vakil Abad Prison
Political activist, retired IRGC Commander , former city of Mashshad deputy mayor and television program director, Hossein Farzin, was summoned by the Revolutionary Court, arrested and then moved to Mashad’s Vakil Abad prison for the implementation of his 15 month imprisonment and the 20 lashes sentence. According to the report of Human Rights Activists […]
Gonabadi Dervishes and Massive New Wave of Hunger Strikes; Prisoners’ families rallied people to gather at the Tehran Prosecutor’s office
The families of jailed Dervishes and other political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin Prison have rallied people to gather at the Tehran Prosecutor’s office on Saturday Esfand 17 1392 March 8 at 11 AM to demand just treatment of prisoners. According to Kaleme and Majzooban Noor website, the call was issued following a […]
Three Ill Dervishes Joined Hunger Strike to Protest the Exile of their Cellmates
Three ill Dervish prisoners have joined a hunger strike in Evin’s ward 350 to protest against the deportation of their 2 Dervish cellmates to Rajai Shahr prison.According to Kaleme website, Hamid-Reza Moradi, Mostafa Daneshjou and Afshin Karampour who suffer from serious health conditions to protest against the illegal deportation of Farshid Yadollahi and Reza […]
5 Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes in Evin’s Ward 350 Begin Indefinite Hunger Strike
Five imprisoned Dervishes in ward 350 of Evin prison have launched hunger strike in order to expressing opposition to return of their two brothers in faith from hospital to prison and denial of their transfer to medical centers. Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou were sent back to prison while were getting ready to have […]
Deportation of Farshid Yadollahi, Reza Entesari and Saeed Madani to Rajai Shahr Prison
Three political prisoners in Evin Prison, Saeed Madani, Farshid Yadollahi and Reza Entesari were deported to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj.According to reports by HRANA, prison authorities transferred three men from ward 350 to Rajaei-Shahr prison on the pretext of taking them to a court. On 7 January 2012, authorities arrested researcher, sociologist and […]