Today , Monday 19 Sep, The Gonabadi Dervished had decided to gather pleacefully in front of the main door of Evin prison to protest illegal arrests and detention of their faithly brothers and lawyer Dervishes but this gathering was not held becouse of tight security space…
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Women’s ward in Evin prison continues to face difficulties
Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) – Following the transfer of women political prisoners to a separate ward in Evin prison, it was anticipated that conditions would improve, however they still facing many difficulties.
Dervishes’ lawyersTransferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison
According to Majzooban Noor reporter , Mr. Farshid Yadollahi , Amir Eslami , Omid Behroozi and Afshin Karam pour The lawyer Dervishes , are in Section 209 of Evin prison and under interrogation .
Heavy Prison Terms for Labor Activists & Students in Tabriz
Shahrokh Zamani, Nima Pouryaghob, Mohammad Jarahi and Sasan Vahebivash have been sentenced to heavy prison terms in Tabriz, Iran.
Five Christians Sentenced to Prison
Last week, five Iranian Christians were sentenced to a total of 5 years in prison despite the fact that they were exonerated of all charges by a lower court. They were retried because the prosecutor had objected to the initial verdicts.
Protestant Christians in Shiraz Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Last week an appeals court in the southern city of Shiraz upheld a one year prison sentence for Pastor Behrouz Sadegh-Khanjani of the Protestant Christian group, the Church of Iran, and five other church members, Parviz Khalaj, Amin Afshar Manesh, Mehdi Forutan, Mohammad Baliad, and Nazli Makarian, according to the lawyer for the defendants, […]
Appeals Court Reduces Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Sentence to 6 Years in Prison
Prominent Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh is on the front page of today’s issue of the Times, with the title, “The lawyer who was jailed for daring to defend freedom.”
Student activist Ali Akbar Mohammadzadeh sentenced to 6 years in prison
Ali Akbar Mohammadzadeh, Sharif University student activist, sentenced by Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court to 6 years behind bars.
Atefeh Nabavi writes letter from prison for her 30th birthday
The Committee of Human Rights Reporters — Student activist and political prisoner Atefeh Nabavi has written a letter from Evin prison for the occasion of her 30th birthday. She and her cousin Zia Nabavi were arrested on June 15, 2009, following the 2009 Iranian Presidential election. Atefeh Nabavi was taken to ward 209 of […]
Javid Fakhrian Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Student activist Javid Fakhrian has been sentenced to one year in prison for anti-regime propaganda by membership in a group.