Prosecutor’s order to transfer the imprisoned Dervishes from Rajai Shahr to Evin prison was suddenly canceled without providing any explanations.According a report by Kaleme website, morning of Saturday, Ordibehesht 6, 1393 (April 26,2014), while two jailed Gonabadi Dervishes, Farshid Yadollahi and Reza Entesari, based on a prior notice, had collected their belongings, the head […]
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RWB calls for independent inquiry into police search of Evin prison
At least 12 political prisoners held in Section 350 of Tehran’s Evin prison began a hunger strike on April 20 in protest against the outburst of violence during a raid on the prison by the security forces on April 17, in which around 50 people were injured including some political prisoners. They were joined […]
421 Activists Call on Rouhani to Investigate Prison Assault
In a public letter to President Hassan Rouhani, 421 civil and political activists in Iran called on him to investigate the assault on political prisoners in Evin Prison’s Ward 350, which has now been called “Black Thursday.” “As members of civil society and political activists, we request that you take a stand against tyranny […]
Iranian Activists Shave Heads To Support Political Prisoners
Shahnaz Karim Beigi, whose son, Mostafa Karim Beigi, was reportedly killed in the 2009 post-election crackdown in Iran, has joined the campaign and cut her hair in support of political detainees in Evin prison, whom she also describes as her “sons.” Dozens of Iranian men and women have sheared their hair and posted their pictures […]
Head of Judiciary says no rules broken during Evin incident
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, the head of Iran’s Judiciary, says that no violations occurred during an incident in Ward 350 of Evin Prison and he slammed “seditious efforts at creating adverse publicity.” ISNA reports that on Wednesday April 23 at a meeting of top judiciary officials, Ayatollah Larijani referred to the recent incident in Ward […]
Protests against prisoner beatings reach Rohani’s office
The families of Iranian political prisoners who were beaten in Ward 350 of Evin Prison joined together with a group of activists to gather in front of the President’s Office on Tuesday April 22 and call for a probe into the attack on the prisoners. The Kaleme website reports that protesters chanted slogans urging […]
Iran prisoners’ families protest in capital
The families of men incarcerated in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison protested Tuesday near the Iranian president’s office, complaining of mistreatment of their loved ones, activists said. The gathering came after reports of violence in the jail during an inspection of inmates at Section 350, which houses political prisoners. Several prisoners were beaten and hurt […]
Iran denies attack on prisoners
The head of Iran’s prison organization has denied reported attacks on political prisoners in Iran’s Evin prison,, and stated that the individual who shared this information with the media has been identified. This news contradicts many of the statements from prisoners inside Evin and those of the prisoners’ families.“Just as I said before, there […]
Iranian prisoners allegedly forced to run gauntlet of armed guards
Evin prison in Tehran, where dozens of inmates have reportedly been beaten by guards. Photograph: Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images Political prisoners describe being severely beaten by guards armed with batons at notorious Evin jail in Tehran Political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin prison have allegedly been subjected to humiliating physical abuse, including being forced to run a […]
Iran lawmakers seek probe into alleged jail abuse
Several Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday demanded a probe into alleged beatings of political prisoners held at Tehran’s Evin prison, the official IRNA news agency reported.Families of the inmates met with the lawmakers Sunday, seeking clarification on what happened to their kin, according to the report. The meetings came after family members of a group […]