Four Iranian political prisoners have begun a hunger strike to protest the lack of adequate medical care for prisoners. According to HRANA, human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltni, human rights activist Mehdi Khodayi and political activists Amir Khosro Delirsani and Saeed Madani began a hunger strike on Saturday November 2 in ward 350 of Evin […]
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Student activist forced to end prison furlough
Majid Tavakoli, the Iranian student activist who was given a furlough last week, has been denied a renewal of the leave. HRANA reports that Tavakoli was given his first furlough on Tuesday October 23 but was not allowed to renew and has to report back to prison on Monday October 28. Tavakoli is an […]
Prisoners stand up for condemned Sunnis
Prisoners have thwarted attempts by officials at Rejai Shahr Prison in Karaj to transfer 26 condemned Sunnis to Ghezel Hessar Prison. A political prisoner informed the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA): “The officials first announced that Kaveh Veisi and Mokhtar Rahimi were to be transferred. We resisted them, and they said they have […]
More political prisoners to be pardoned by Supreme Leader
Iran’s intelligence minister announced on Wednesday September 25 that more prisoners are set to be released within the next month. ISNA reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has pardoned these political prisoners, adding that Ayatollah Khamenei is inclined to have “this kind of atmosphere persist in the country.” Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi reported […]
Prisoners pardoned, but report of meeting with Mousavi refuted
A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary has announced that Ayatollah Khamenei has pardoned 80 prisoners sentenced for security charges. The Mehr News Agency reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a press conference on September 23: “Some of these prisoners have been released and some will be released soon.” Ejei added that there are still two […]
Guards return blogger to jail after brief hospital visit
Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who was transferred to hospital on Tuesday afternoon by order of the Tehran Prosecutor, was then returned to Evin Prison by the Revolutionary Guards. A friend of the family who asked to remain unidentified told the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA): “Hossein Ronaghi was brought to hospital at […]
Website lists hardships of Evin’s female political prisoners
Iranian opposition website reports that a majority of female political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison are being denied any furloughs. Kaleme website reports that 17 of the 25 female political prisoners in Evin have never been granted a temporary leave since the beginning of their incarceration. The report adds that these political prisoners are […]
Khatami renews call for release of opposition leaders
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has once again called for the release of political prisoners. Kaleme reports that Khatami told a meeting of student representatives from across the country: “We hope that the outcome of the election will be an end to all political arrests and a release of political prisoners.” ILNA also reports […]
Prisoners notify prosecutor of jailed blogger’s health
Tehran’s Prosecutor General has been warned once more about the declining health of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who has been on a hunger strike since August 9. In a letter signed by 41 political prisoners in Evin Prison, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi is alerted to the critical health condition of Ronaghi Maleki and urged […]
Hunger-striking prisoner in poor health, says mother
Abolfazl Abedini, an Iranian political prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 20 days, is in grave health, his mother reports. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Abedini’s mother visited him on Wednesday August 14 and saw his severe weight loss. She reports that he has refused to end his […]