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.
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Activists demand release of political prisoners at Iranian embassy
Protesters demanded the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a 45-year-old human rights activist and lawyer who has been for more than two years in an Iranian prison, this afternoon at the Iranian embassy in Brussels.
Voices raised to stop abuse of prisoners’ families
117 journalists have called on the head of the judiciary to stop prison interrogators from threatening and bullying the families of prisoners.
3 Kurdish Political Prisoners To Be Tried On Charges Of Contact With UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaeed
According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, on October 11, 2012, Kurdish political prisoners Jahangir (Houshang) Badouzadeh, Ahmad Tamouei, Yousef Kaleh Memi, Ali Ahmad solaeiman and Mostafa Ali Ahmad, incarcerated in Oromieh prison, were transferred to the Intelligence Ministry’s detention in Oromieh.
Mark National Student Day by freeing prisoners of conscience
Dozens of student activists kept behind bars in Iran, some since 2009, must be freed immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International urged on Thursday, as thousands prepared to mark National Student Day at universities across the country.
Why We Should ‘Adopt’ Iranian Women Prisoners of Conscience
The plight of Iranian women prisoners of conscience was under the radar. Now that many names of those in Evin prison have been published, these courageous women must not be forgotten and the Iranian government should be pressured for their immediate release.
Visits withheld from female Evin prisoners
Tehran’s Prosecutor has stopped all in-person visits in the women’s section of Evin Prison, according to opposition websites.
Testimony by 41 Political Prisoners at Evin’s Ward 350: “The Late Sattar Beheshti Was Tortured!”
According to reports published by media outlets, Sattar Beheshti was arrested by the cyber police, a subsidiary of the nation’s security forces on October 30th 2012. On November 6th, Mr Beheshti’s family was reportedly informed of his passing, requesting that his body be collected at the Kahrizak morgue. All along, the family was […]
Iranian activists urge prisoners to end strike
More than 95 Iranian social and political activists have issued a letter urging the women at Evin Prison to end their hunger strike out of concern for their lives.
Political prisoners decry treatment of women at Evin
Twenty-six political prisoners at Iran’s Rejaishahr Prison have issued a statement that condemns the recent attack at Evin Prison’s women’s ward and calls for an end to the mistreatment of prisoners.