According to Südwind journalist,Vandad Oladiazimi,Reza Shahabi,a member of director’s board of the drivers’ trade union of great Tehran and it’s Suburb,who has been imprisoned on political charges since June 2010,is refusing medical treatment to protest against the prevention of treatment in hospital,his poor medical care,insolence of the prison’s medical doctor and abuse by prison […]
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Hossein Ronaghi And Abolfazl Abedini’s Mothers: Our Son’s Lives Are In Serious Danger
Following is translation of an interview conducted by Roozonline with mothers of on hunger strike political prisoners Hossein Ronaghi Maleki and Abolfazl Abedini. It has been more than two weeks since political prisoner Abolfazl Abedini launched a hunger strike protesting his illegal transfer to Karoon prison in Ahvaz, a hunger strike that has not […]
Letter from Evin Prison to Ahvaz Prison
Hossein Ronaghi expresses his support in a letter to his former cellmate Abolfazl Abedini who went on a hunger strike over 2 weeks ago when he was without warning transferred from Evin to Karoon prison. Hossein Ronaghi went on hunger strike on August 9. Following is the letter written by Hossein Ronaghi to Abolfazl […]
Mr. Rouhani, please hear our voices!
Mansoureh Behkish’s open letter to Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani On Saturday, August 3, 2013, you were confirmed as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and subsequently were sworn into the office. During the inaugural ceremonies, you stated that the president represented everyone in the country. As an Iranian, I find it […]
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has launched hunger strike
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, jailed activist in Evin prison has launched a hunger strike following his protest of issues including the prison condition and lack of attention to his medical needs. According CHRR, in the past weeks this political prisoner had shared with his family during visitations that in protest of the authorities’ lack of […]
Father of Prisoner, Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki summoned to court
Seyed Ahmad Ronaghi, father of jailed activist Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was summoned today to present himself at court in Tabriz. According to news provided to CHRR, per the summons order Seyed Ahmad Ronaghi must present himself in 3 days at Branch 8 of the Tabriz court presided by the Deputy Prosecutor, and answer questions […]
Reaction of Political Prisoners to the Dervishes Verdicts: The Most Tragic Judicial Documents
A number of Iranian political prisoners have issued a statement protesting the unjust verdict against Gonabadi Dervishes and calling for their immediate release who after unfair trial and unfounded accusations were sentenced to almost 60 years of imprisonment.Iranian political prisoners called to abandon charges and quash the verdicts which are all against the constitution […]
Shocking Letter By Incarcerated Political Prisoner Abolfazl Abedini To Judiciary Chief
Political prisoner Abolfazl Abedini, who was illegally transferred from Evin prison to Karoon prison in Ahvaz, has written a letter to the Judiciary Chief, Ayatollah Amoli Larijani detailing his violent arrest, the hardships he has suffered during imprisonment, and his sudden transfer to Ahvaz. Following is the text of Abedini’s letter to Ayatollah Larijani: […]
Prisoners protest transfer of witness in Beheshti case
Forty-four Iranian political prisoners at Evin Prison have issued a statement protesting the transfer of Abolfazl Abedini to Ahwaz Prison in southern Iran, calling for his immediate return. The Kaleme Website reports that the signatories have denounced the actions against Abedini and described them as a reaction to his efforts to support the investigations into […]
My Son’s Life Is In Danger, Says Father of Imprisoned HR Activist Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
The father of imprisoned political prisoner, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has written a letter to Tehran’s District Attorney, explaining in detail his son’s situation . According to reports on the Kaleme website, Hossein Ronaghi has recently encountered gastrointestinal bleeding due to the lack of proper nutrition and lack of access to his treating physicians, and […]