A well-known Iranian political activist, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, has managed to send out an unprecedented video message from the Rajayishahr prison in which he dismisses Iran’s repressive measures aimed at silencing dissent and predicts they will fail.
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Roghieh Hassanzadeh’s Prison Term & Lashes Upheld
Roghieh Hassanzadeh’s prison term and lashes have been upheld by the Appeals Court in East Azerbaijan Province. Roghieh Hassanzadeh is a resident of Tabriz.
25 Activists Have Been Sentenced to Prison And Flogging In Tabriz
Branch 104 of the Public Court in East Azarbijan province has issued sentences of prison term and flogging for twenty five activists.
Mother Of Political Prisoner Sentenced To Prison For Publicizing Son’s Case
Iran has sentenced the mother of a political prisoner to 23 months in prison apparently for publicizing her son’s case in media interviews.
Zia Nabavi’s Latest Handwritten Notes from Prison | Part 1
Written by Seyed Ziaoldin (Zia) Nabavi“He who marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.” Dean William Inge.
My Take: Iran must stop persecuting minority religions
CNN – In March 2009, when I was detained in Evin Prison in Iran, two evangelical Christians were arrested. I never met them but spotted them a few times through the barred window of my cell as they walked back and forth to the bathroom down the hall.
“Starred” student activist endures more abuse in gruesome Iranian prison
Starred student activist Zia Nabavi is illegally held in prison exile. In Iran, a starred student is banned from pursuing higher education because he or she spoke out against educational discrimination, a practice denied by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Transfer of lawyers and Majzooban Noor’s administrators to the section 350 of Evin prison
Lawyers and administrators of Majzooban Noor Website were transferred from security section No. 209 to section 350 of Evin prisonto this morning.
Student Activist Develops Stuttering, Stomach Bleeding, and Hepatitis After 5 Months In Prison
Ashkan Zahabian, a student activist who was released on 21 September 2011 after spending five months in prison, is suffering from stomach bleeding, serious liver damage, and stuttering as a result of his conditions in prison.
“His New Charge is ‘Assistance in Espionage,’ But It’s Not Clear Whom He Was Assisting”
Saeed Naimi, who was transferred from Karaj Prison to Tabriz Prison, is currently facing new charges of “assistance in espionage.” Naimi’s wife, Saideh Islami, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her husband’s new charges and his current conditions in prison.