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 […]
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Families Of Iranian Political Prisoners Protest Alleged Prison Raid
Families of political prisoners demonstrated outside the presidential office in Tehran on April 22 to protest what they say was a brutal raid at a notorious prison in the Iranian capital where their relatives are being held. The protesters say several of their loved ones were badly beaten by security forces the April 17 […]
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 […]
Reformist activist arrested, taken to Evin Prison
Hossein Nouraninejad, an Iranian political activist and member of the reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front party, was arrested on Monday April21. ILNA reports that Parastoo Sarmadi, Nouraninejad’s wife, has reported that officials entered their home with an arrest warrant and said that he would be taken to Ward Aleph of Evin Prison. The Kaleme […]
Prisoners call for investigation of beatings at Evin Prison
As controversy over the alleged attack on political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison deepens, 74 prisoners have written a letter of complaint urging the Tehran Prosecutor to investigate the matter. The Kaleme opposition website, which first reported on the alleged attack, has now published the prisoners’ letter of complaint along with the […]
Prison official denies attack on Evin prisoners
The head of Iran’s Prison Organization denies that Evin Prison was the site of any recent violence or attacks. ILNA reports that Gholamhossein Esmaili said such rumours are merely being spread by “anti-Revolutionaries” and have no substance. On Thursday, the Kaleme website reported that forces from the intelligence ministry, Revolutionary Guards and over 100 […]
Mostafa Tajzadeh faces new charge
Mostafa Tajzadeh, a former deputy interior minister who became a prominent political prisoner following the 2009 election protests, will be put on trial again on May 10. ILNA reports that Amir Hosseinabadi, Tajzadeh’s lawyer, says his client is being tried on a new charge brought against him while he is serving a prison term. […]
Judiciary denies customary furloughs to political prisoners
Iranian opposition groups say that the judiciary has decided to cancel the New Year furlough customarily extended to political prisoners in Iran in March. The opposition report indicates that the decision comes in reaction to the meeting of to EU diplomat Catherine Ashton with Iranian women’s rights activists in Tehran as well as the […]
Abdollah Momeni released from prison
Abdollah Momeni, a prominent student activist and spokesman for Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat, was released on March 13 after five years in jail. Momeni, who headed the Free Citizens for Mehdi Karroubi presidential campaign, was arrested in June of 2009 in the aftermath of the controversial presidential election, which was marred with allegations of vote […]
Jailed Dervishes Continue Hunger Strike
Iranian dervishes imprisoned in Evin, Rejaishahr, Nezam Shiraz and Central Bandar Abbas Prisons continue to refuse food to protest the authorities’ failure to provide them with adequate medical treatment. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that the dervishes on hunger strike are refusing to go to visiting halls and since last week and have not […]