Ashkan Zahabian, a student activist who was released on 21 September 2011 after spending five months in prison, is suffering from stomach bleeding, serious liver damage, and stuttering as a result of his conditions in prison.
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Iranian activist held incommunicado
Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Tavasoli is being held incommunicado at Evin Prison, his family reports.
Iranian labour activist re-arrested
Iranian labour activist Ebrahim Madadi, who had been released from prison on a furlough 10 days ago, returned to prison today in Tehran.
Activist arrested on National Student Day
Iranian authorities arrested another student activist yesterday, as the country marked National Student Day.
Labour activist on hunger strike in protest to lack of medical treatment
Labor activist Reza Shahabi, who has been in prison since his 12 June 2010 arrest, embarked on a dry hunger strike on 22 November in protest of the Evin Prison authorities’ lack of medical treatment and attention to his illness.
Student Activist Denied Prison Leave to Take Exam
Reza Tabarzadi, father of imprisoned human rights activist and student Abolfazl Tabarzadi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the Ahvaz Prosecutor denied his son permission to leave prison for a few hours last Wednesday to take a graduate admission test.
“Because I Complained I Was Arrested Again,” Says Payman Aref
Almost a month after the arrest of student activist Payman Aref, his wife told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that authorities are not providing any causes for his arrest and her attempts to find out about his case have been futile.
British firm with links to William Hague sells ‘protester-tracking’ product to Iran
The Daily TelegraphA British technology firm with links to William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has sold a product to Iran which could be used to track down protesters.
Hamid Reza Khadem Serving His Sentence in Evin Prison
Political activist Hamid Reza Khadem, 34, reported to Evin Court in order to begin serving his four year prison sentence and has been locked up behind bars in Ward 350.
Political activist arrested over public statement
Iranian political activist Mohammad Tavassoli has been arrested and charged with allegedly forging signatures on a public statement.