Saeed Razavi Faqih, an Iranian political activist and reformist, has been arrested in Iran, according to Iranian media reports. IRNA reports that the Hamadan prosecutor issued a warrant for his arrest after Razavi Faqih gave a speech to a gathering of reformists in Hamadan. The Fars News Agency and Mashreq website reported yesterday that […]
Tag: Iranian political prisoners
National-religious activist has sentence confirmed
The appeals court has confirmed the imprisonment and exile sentence for Saeed Madani, the Iranian Nationalist-religious activist. Kaleme reports that Madani has been sentenced to six years in jail and 10 year in exile, which will be spent in the southern city of Bandar Abbas. Madani was arrested in December of 2011 and held […]
Activist’s state unclear a month after arrest
A month after the arrest of Iranian-Kurdish activist Dana Lanjabadi, he remains in an undetermined state at the Intelligence Ministry detention centre in Marivon. Reports from Marivon indicate that Lanjabadi was arrested on January 5 at his place of work and transferred to the ministry office. There has been no news of him since […]
Mousavi’s campaign worker arrested upon return to Iran
Iranian political activist Kazem Barjasteh was taken to Evin prison this week upon his return to Iran. The Kaleme website reports that Barjasteh returned to Iran on Thursday February 13 and was arrested upon arrival in Tehran. He reportedly was taken to judiciary and security offices and then transferred to section 350 of Evin […]
Student Activist Released for Five-Day Furlough After 55 Months in Jail
After 55 months in prison, most of which has been spent in exile, Iranian student activist Zia Nabavi was released on bail of approximately $168,000 for a five-day furlough today, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Zia Nabavi is a former member of the Babol Industrial University Islamic Association, […]
Prison bars political prisoners from own books
Rejai Shahr Prison officials have shut down the library used by political prisoners in Hall 12. The Human Rights Reporters News Agency (HRANA) reports that on Saturday January 18, officials changed the locks to the library and denied prisoners access to the books. The reports indicate that the books were in fact donated by […]
Hunger strike turns critical for Kurdish prisoners
Six Iranian Kurdish prisoners are facing serious health complications after 56 days on a hunger strike. The Human Rights Organization of Iran reports that the six prisoners, who have been on hunger strike since November 4, are “in serious danger of death.” The report indicates the prisoners are already facing complications that include kidney […]
MP calls for review of harsh sentences of 2009 protests
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called for a review of judicial sentences handed out to political prisoners arrested during the 2009 election protests. ILNA reports that Motahari addressed Parliament on Sunday December 29, saying many severe sentences were handed out to these prisoners and “there is a question whether judges were acting independently or […]
Students use day to call for release of opposition leaders
Iran’s Student Day was marked in Tehran by students chanting slogans in support of the release of political prisoners. IRNA reports that the amphitheatre of Shahid Beheshti University was packed with students from the early hours of Saturday December 7. IRNA reports that students carried banners saying “Long live Rohani! Long live Khatami!” as […]
Reformist party leader gets second prison furlough
Mohsen Mirdamadi, the chair of the reformist party the Islamic Iran Participation Front, has been given time off from prison. According to a report by Kaleme, former MP Mohsen Mirdamadi began his temporary release on the evening of December 1. After the June 2009 presidential election, which saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared the victor, Mirdamadi […]