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 […]
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Tension At Evin, Political Prisoners Protested By Chanting And Singing Anthems
The situation became tense, and the prison guards were put on high alert at the door of ward 350, with the political prisoners becoming upset and protesting the transfer of Mostafa Nili to Rejaei Shahr prison by chanting and singing anthems.
41 Political Prisoners at Evin’s Ward 350 Condemn the Recent Illegal Actions Against Prisoners
In a statement provided to Kaleme, 41 political prisoners at Evin prison condemn the recent illegal pressure and restrictions on political prisoners at Evin’s general ward 350 following their revelations regarding the torture and death of the late Sattar Beheshti.
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 […]
Unlawful Interference of Judge “Salavati” in the Treatment of Jailed Dervishes
Mostafa Daneshjou, detained Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyer after hours of struggling, was hospitalized yesterday morning.
Official’s jailed daughter slams prisons in letter
Faezeh Hashemi, the jailed daughter of the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has published a letter criticizing the management of the country’s prisons, writing: “They cannot take away the tools of the political prisoner; if their thoughts and their pens could be controlled, Mohammadreza Pahlavi [Iran’s last monarch] would […]
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.
Who Runs Evin, Judiciary Or Intelligence Ministry? Interrogators Prevent Release On Bail Of Former MP Mir Taher Mousavi
After Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court informed the family of Mir Taher Mousavi last Tuesday that bail had been set at 200 Million Tomans, the family posted the bail on Wednesday and the Court issued the release-on-bail order.