Faezeh Hashemi, the jailed daughter of Iran’s Expediency Council chief, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been sentenced to three weeks in solitary confinement and barred from any visits for “insulting the leader” and “disrupting prison order.”
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Abolfazl Ghadyani: Let us name Dey 9th, 1388 as “The Day of Religious Despotism and Tyranny”!
GhadyaniIn a statement published from Evin prison’s ward 350 on the eve of December 30th, Abolfazl Ghadyani, veteran political activist and senior member the Mujahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization [reformist group not to be confused with the MKO] blasts the government organized demonstrations held on December 30th, 2009 […]
Lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah Suffers Memory Loss in Prison, Is Under Pressure to Confess on TV
The brother of founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the prominent human rights lawyer is showing signs of impaired memory at Evin Prison, and that he is under severe pressure to confess against […]
Iran president’s press adviser returns to prison
Iran’s official news agency says the president’s press adviser has returned to prison after being on a four-day medical leave granted by judicial authorities.
Incarcerated Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Attends Private Funeral Services for Her Late Mother
Despite efforts by Nasrin Sotoudeh’s family members to hold a public funeral service for Nasrin’s late mother at one of the mosques in Tehran, judicial and security authorities prevented such public services from taking place and Sotoudeh was instead allowed to attend a private funeral ceremony alongside her family […]
Prosecutor announces probable cause of blogger’s death
The Tehran Prosecutor said on Monday December 24: “The most probable cause of the jailed blogger Sattar Beheshti’s death, is a blow, or blows together with mental stress.”
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s mother passed away, Official Do Not Allow A Last Farewell
Imprisoned rights attorney, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s mother passed away in hospital yesterday. Due to her imprisonment, Nasrin did not get to see her mother for the last time, as she didn’t get to see her father before he passed away.
Jila Baniyaghoub’s letter from Evin Prison: Who believes our meeting is against national security?
Imprisoned journalists, Jila Baniyaghoub, who has been in Tehran’s Evin prison since September to complete her one-year jail sentence has not yet been able to meet her spouse, Bahman Ahmadi-Amouee, another imprisoned journalist who is in Rajaie-shahr prison in Karaj, near Tehran.
Imprisoned Daughter of Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, Faezeh, Writes From Evin: Here Is Prison….
Daughter of former president Hashemi Rafsanjani, Faezeh Hashemi, has written a letter from inside prison describing the atmosphere of the women’s ward in Evin prison, calling it a school of love and a university for learning and practicing democracy.
Iran-American Pastor Reportedly Jailed
A Iranian-American pastor, Saeed Abedini, has reportedly been arrested and charged in Iran while visiting his family.