Maryam Dadkhah, the daughter of human rights lawyer and prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she was able to visit with her father on December 24 and 31, 2012, and that she found him to be in “strong spirits” and […]
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Jailed activist warns of “election coup” in the making
With the next Iranian presidential election slated for June of 2013, Mostafa Tajzadeh, a jailed political activist and prominent reformist, has warned of another “election coup” being in the works.
Imprisoned Journalist Siyamak Ghaderi Responds To Faezeh Hashemi’s Report From Prison
Imprisoned journalist Siyamak Ghaderi has written a letter to Faezeh Hashemi, the imprisoned daughter of former president Hashemi Rafsanjani, in response to a letter she published from prison ( here ) highlighting the positive aspects of being in prison.
Solitary Confinement Cause of Soltani’s Illnesses, Says Daughter
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the daughter of Abdolfattah Soltani said that her father was hospitalized two weeks ago, following a deterioration in his health.
300 leading dissidents: Release Tajzadeh from solitary and give him medical attention
More than 300 Iranian activists have issued a statement demanding an easing on the restrictions on Mostafa Tajzadeh, one of Iran’s most prominent pro-reform figures, who is currently serving a six-year jail term in the quarantine ward of the notorious Evin Prison.
Trial Date Announced for Gonabadi Dervishes’s Lawyers and Majzooban Noor’s Managers
The trial of seven Nematollahi Gonabadi dervishes will be held in Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati in nine consecutive days on 27th Dey till 7th Bahman 1391 (Jan 16-26 2013).
Political prisoners call for medical treatment of inmates
Iranian political prisoners have called on the head of Evin Prison to remove the obstacles that restrict the treatment of ailing prisoners.
Treatment of Political Prisoner, Mostafa Daneshjou Was Left Unfinished By An Order From Judge Salavati
Gonabad dervish’s lawyer and prisoner of conscience, Mr. Mostafa Daneshjou who had been admitted for medical treatment at Tehran’s Milad Hospital, was sent back to Evin prison according to the direct order by Judge Salavati.
Faezeh Hashemi placed in solitary
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.”
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 […]