Nine political prisoners in Yazd successfully ended their hunger strike today, as authorities finally separated them from the general prisoners.
Tag: prison
Deplorable conditions and secret executions in Langeroud Prison in Qom
According to human rights activists in Qom, the Central Qom Prison known as Langeroud Prison which is situated 10 kilometers from the old Qom- Kashan Road, has very bad conditions because of the large numbers of prisoners with limited facilities and the insulting treatment of prisoners by prison guards.
Nine Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Yazd Prison
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, nine political prisoners in Yazd Prison began their hunger strike to protest against being locked up together with ordinary inmates and also the inappropriate behavior of prison officials towards political prisoners.
The latest situation of the rights abuses of Gonabadi Dervishes :16 Dervishes in prison
From Shahrivar,11,1390 ( September,2, 2011) of this year an unprecedented wave of pressure have been began on the Gonabadi Dervishes and so far the process is going on .
Appeals Court Upheld Heavy Prison Terms for Labor Activists in Tabriz
The Appeals Court has upheld heavy prison sentences issued for four leftist labor activists from Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province.
Imprisoned Journalist Awaits Surgery After Nine Months
Mehdi Mahmoudian, an imprisoned journalist and member of the Participation Front political party, was transferred from Rajaee Shahr Prison to a hospital in May 2011 and will undergo surgery Thursday morning.
Soltani To File Suit Against Javad Larijani for False Terrorist Accusation
One day after Mohammad Javad Larijani claimed that distinguished human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, who is currently inside Evin Prison, was connected to terrorist groups, his wife, Massoumeh Dehghan, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Soltani has never faced such an accusation and that he and his lawyers will be […]
Another Iranian journalist sentenced to prison
Iranian journalist Mehran Faraji received a confirmed prison sentence from the appellate court today.
Majid Dori’s Mother: “He Falls Into Comma & Can’t Stand up for Days”
While Majid Dori remains locked up in Behbahan Prison for the last 29 months, his family’s efforts to release him on furlough or transfer him to a prison in Tehran have been unsuccessful. Majid Dori is an imprisoned student expelled from Allameh Tabatabai Univerity (ATU) and exiled to the city of Behbahan in Khuzestan […]
My son’s crime: helping the Mourning Mothers
The family of Seyed Mohammad Ebrahimi has told Rooz Online that, despite this prisoner of conscience’s unsuitable physical and psychological condition, he is still held in Evin prison in a state of limbo. Sadigheh Zeinali, Mr. Ebrahimi’s mother, who visited her son last Monday, told Rooz: “My son’s only sin was visiting, expressing sympathy […]